It just doesn’t stop. Another member of the Congressional Black Caucas has violated rules. Democat (like I need to cite the party affliation) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has awarded thousands of dollars in college scholarships to four relatives and a top aide’s two children since 2005, using foundation funds set aside for black lawmakers’ causes.
Under anti-nepotism rules of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which provided the money,the recipients were ineligible . Furthermore, all of the awards violated a foundation requirement that scholarship winners live or study in a caucus member’s district.
Johnson denied any favoritism when asked about the scholarships last week. She acknowledged in a statement released by her office two days later that she had violated the rules but said she had done so “unknowingly” and would work with the foundation to “rectify the financial situation.” This has been the common excuse among Democrats.
Initially, she said, “I recognized the names when I saw them. And I knew that they had a need just like any other kid that would apply for one.” Had there been more “very worthy applicants in my district,” she added, “then I probably wouldn’t have given it” to the relatives. Whose buying that line?
Will Nancy Pelosi reinterate that she’s still running the most ethical Congress in history?
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