(R-Colo) Hefley joins Dems on ethics to repeal or revise changes that Republican leaders made

Hefley joins Dems on ethicsBy Alexander Bolton and Patrick O'Connor | March 16, 2005

Rep. Joel Hefley (R-Colo.), the former chairman of the House ethics committee, said yesterday that he will co-sponsor a bill to repeal or revise changes that Republican leaders made to the committee’s procedure at the start of the 109th Congress.

The bill is sponsored by Rep. Alan Mollohan (W.Va.), the ranking Democrat on the ethics committee, who along with four other Democrats has refused to adopt new rules for the committee until his proposed changes to ethics procedures are adopted or given serious consideration.
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Hefley’s defection comes as House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) addressed press reports of possible ethics violations in connection with his trips to South Korea and Scotland several years ago. DeLay told reporters yesterday that he has discussed those reports with Doc Hastings (R-Wash.), chairman of the ethics committee, and would cooperate with the committee to sort out the alleged improprieties.