Ethics Committee Launches Investigation of Ed Whitfield

The House Ethics Committee has launched a full-fledged investigation into whether Rep. Ed Whitfield violated the chamber's rules by allegedly letting his wife use the power of her husband's office to aid her work as a lobbyist for the Humane Society Legislative Fund. The Office of Congressional Ethics-an independent, nonpartisan entity-did an initial probe of the matter and formally referred it last June to the House Ethics Committee for further review.

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