Ethics Committee to Review Owens Case

By: obarie (Diary)  |  December 17th at 11:05 AM  | 

Via POLITICO last night - A $22,000 trip to Taiwan taken by Rep. Bill Owens (D-Plattsburgh) will be reviewed by the House Ethics Committee. According to House rules, the committee has 45 days to review the request and decide whether or not to launch a formal probe or release the investigation. The committee can extend this review period for another 45 days if necessary. Owens released | Read More »

Owens to Vacation With Obama

By: obarie (Diary)  |  December 9th at 05:42 PM  | 

12/1/2012 THIS JUST IN – Sources are saying that Congressman Owens (D-Plattsburgh) will be joining President Obama on his three week, $4 million vacation, courtesy of the American taxpayers…I am still waiting confirmation but will update as soon as possible. In the meantime, a quick observation – With four weeks left before we fly over the “fiscal cliff”, Mr. Owens has stayed true to his | Read More »