CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Speaker John Boehner for Violating Spending Laws to Defend DOMA

Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed an ethics complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) against House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) for violating the Antideficiency Act. In violation of a law designed to stop government officials from overspending appropriations, Speaker Boehner directed the House Office of General Counsel (OGC) to sign a contract ...

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington • Jun 14, 2011