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Senator [Durbin]: Ethics panel investigating Burris
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Feb 18, 2009 05:19pm |
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| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (CNN) -- Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said Wednesday that a Senate ethics panel is investigating Sen. Roland Burris after his disclosure that he had spoken with the brother of Rod Blagojevich about raising money for the disgraced former governor while seeking appointment to the Senate.
Durbin's comments came shortly before Rep. Phil Hare, a Democrat from western Illinois, became the first member of Congress to publicly call on Burris to step down, describing the ongoing Blagojevich saga as "a recurring nightmare."
"Given this latest revelation, I believe it is in the best interest of all Illinoisans that Senator Burris resigns," Hare said in a statement. "Our state and its citizens deserve the whole truth, not bits and pieces only when it is convenient."
Durbin, a member of the Senate Democratic leadership, told reporters during a congressional trip to Europe that "the Ethics Committee of the Senate is undertaking an investigation."
"That is the appropriate thing at this point," Durbin said. |
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