Public Campaign Action Fund - Doc Hastings

Hastings: "Ethics Panel Won't Investigate DeLay"

Meghan Scott — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:38:00 +0000

Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA), chair of the stalled House Ethics Committee, has said that the committee will "not investigate a 15-month-old complaint about DeLay's role in alleged illegal campaign contributions in Texas" because such an investi...

Job Opening

David Donnelly — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:31:00 +0000

Chairman Doc Hastings's chief of staff need not apply.[Update: I hear Jack Abramoff is interested.] ...

Playing Politics with Ethics: Lots to Report

Meghan Scott — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:22:00 +0000

"The House ethics committee is back in business," according to The Hill today. It was reported that Committee Chair Doc Hastings (R-WA) and Ranking Member Alan Mollahan (D-W.Va.) have reached an agreement over staffing the committee, an impa...

Four Watchdog Groups, Constituents Call on Hastert to Appoint Outside Counsel

Meghan Scott — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:10:00 +0000

Public Campaign today partnered with Common Cause, Public Citizen, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, and two dozen of Rep. Hastert's constituents in calling on the Speaker of the House to appoint an outside counsel to investigate the House...

More Bad News for Hastings

Meghan Scott — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:24:00 +0000

It seems to be one thing after another for House Ethics Committee Chair Doc Hastings (R-WA). First, it's revealed that he had "close connections" to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff's Seattle-based lobbying firm, and had even taken thousan...

Hastings Might Step Down - Let's Keep the Pressure On

Meghan Scott — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:46:00 +0000

It appears that House Ethics Committee Chair Doc Hastings (R-WA) is starting to feel the heat after weeks of sustained pressure by his frustrated constituents, Public Campaign Action Fund, and Washingtonians for a Cleaner Congress. Philip Shen...

New congressional scandals; DeLay offers his thoughts (are you on the edge of your seat?)

David Donnelly — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 07:07:00 +0000

I just wanted to put up a quick post this morning -- we're in staff meetings and are a little tied up for the next few days. But even as we meet to discuss next steps in our campaign to hold DeLay accountable and clean up Congress, scandals i...

The Columbian Makes a Request of Doc

Meghan Scott — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:10:00 +0000

Editors of The Columbian in Clark County, Washington agrees with Public Campaign member Versa Kang's call on Doc Hastings to appoint an outside counsel to investigate Tom DeLay's scandals."Given the severity of the many complaints about Del...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Hastings Should Appoint Outside Counsel

David Donnelly — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 08:04:00 +0000

Following yesterday's revelations about Ethics Chairman Doc Hastings' close relationship to the lobbying firm that hosted Jack Abramoff sleazy dealings, the Seattle P-I weighs in and says it's not credible that Hastings can impartially over...

New trouble for Hastings

David Donnelly — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 08:19:00 +0000

Ten days ago, we sent a letter (with other groups) to Ethics Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA) and ranking member Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) demanding that they appoint an outside counsel in the Tom DeLay investigation.Today's New York Times gives ...