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Acknowledged what he did was wrong and it was wrong. he has also submitted his whole case to the senate ethics committee. i think that was the right thing to do. >> do you think congressman conyers, you sit with him on judiciary, should he resign? >> i think the ethics process should proceed. >> you know senator franken, youve served with him. what do you think should happen to him? should he resign? >> thats the question that will have to be determined after the investigation. >> the house ethi...

Congresswoman, can you hear me? >> yes, good morning. >> good to see you. i want to pick up on what we just heard from garrett which is that, yes, there is an ethics process and, yes, weve heard that from a number of democrats regarding both al franken and john conyers. on the other hand, is it -- i guess weve seen so much about how congress has protected itself. is the general member of the american public supposed to sit out there and say, yeah, we trust congress to do the right thing here? >>...

Private citizen is saying across america. why are the rules for politicians in washington different than they are for everyone else? once we circuiting into the realm of politicians, lets get the ethics commission into it and lets investigate this and take forever to come up with a conclusion. >> should he resign? >> i think the ethics process should precede the allegations against congressman conyers are disturbing and disappointing deeply troubling. the ethics investigation should be thorough ...

Private citizen is saying across america. why are the rules for politicians in washington different than they are for everyone else? once we circuiting into the realm of politicians, lets get the ethics commission into it and lets investigate this and take forever to come up with a conclusion. >> should he resign? >> i think the ethics process should precede the allegations against congressman conyers are disturbing and disappointing deeply troubling. the ethics investigation should be thorough ...

Way. >> senator al franken is addressing the allegations against him. >> no intention to resign? >> no. we have an ethics process that i agreed to cooperate with completely. >> he insists hell be back at work today. >> congressman john conyers stepping aside from his powerful position as ranking member on the house judiciary committee amid an ethics investigation. >> conyers is an icon in our country. >> do you believe his accusers? >> do you know who they are? they havent come forward. >> congr...

Writing to chuck schumer and elizabeth warrin that this is a process that takes weeks, not days. this has created undue pressure on oge staff to rush through the important reviews. more significantly, it has left some of the nominees with potentially unknown or unresolved ethics issues shortly before their scheduled hearings. oge director says this is the first time in 40 years that the senate will hold a confirmation hearing before a nominee completed the ethics process. the democratic national...

>> the biggest threat to medicare is obamacare. we are going to get rid of this by repealing obamacare. >> we will terminate obamacare and replace it, believe me, with something good. >> and today was day one of dealing with the reality of that promise and it was a very bad day for republicans, but luckily for the republicans, the media has been distracted by the dust up over the ethics process in the heeg house of representatives. and no one has noticed how bad of a day was for the republicans ...

Virtually every republican congressman has been making for years. >> obamacare was a failure. surely we can do better for the american people. >> the biggest threat to medicare is obamacare. we are going to get rid of this by repealing obamacare. >> we will terminate obamacare and replace it, believe me, with something good. >> and today was day one of dealing with the reality of that promise and it was a very bad day for republicans, but luckily for the republicans, the media has been distracte...

Intentionally violate law, rule or regulation and did not misuse the public office for private gain." republicans suggests the congressman has had his chance to avoid the public airing of the charges. >> under the rules he was given opportunities to negotiate a settlement during the investigation phase. we are now in the trial phase. >> prior to the hearing, house democratic speaker pelosi said that the ethics process will work. >> it will have to fall when the highest standard as a top priority...