the Matter of Allegations Related to Officially-Connected Travel to Azerbaijan

Members involved

• Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
• Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
• Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY)
• Jim Davis (D-FL)
• Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
• Jim Bridenstine (R-OK)
• Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM)
• Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
• Ted Poe (R-TX)
• Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)

Statement

Pursuant to House Rule XI, clauses 3(b)(8)(A) and 3(r), and Committee Rules 17A(b)(1)(B), 17A(c)(1), and 17A(k)(1), the Committee has voted to extend its review of the matters regarding Representative Jim Bridenstine, Representative Yvette Clarke, Representative Danny Davis, Representative Rubén Hinojosa, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Representative Leonard Lance, Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham, Representative Gregory Meeks, and Representative Ted Poe, which were transmitted to the Committee by the Office of Congressional Ethics on May 8, 2015. The Committee notes that the mere fact of a referral or an extension, and the mandatory disclosure of such an extension and the name of the subject of the matter, does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the Committee. In light of the extraordinary circumstances here, the Committee has determined it is appropriate to provide additional information. In these matters, a newspaper obtained materials transmitted by OCE to the Committee. The newspaper then published a story about aspects of the materials and related allegations.

Documents

• Statement on ethics.house.gov
• Document 1 (PDF)

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