Kucinich campaign posted Congressional press releases to campaign website, breaking House ethics rules
Originally published in the Washington Times
Kucinich campaign broke House ethics rules
By Peter Roff
UPI Senior Political Analyst
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich violated House ethics rules in his bid for the presidential nomination, the Washington newspaper Roll Call reported Monday.
The paper said Kucinich's campaign failed to abide by House regulations forbidding a member's campaign from immediately publicizing material released by their congressional office. The rules are designed to prevent a member of Congress from using government resources to help their political campaigns.
More than three dozen press statements issued by Kucinich's House office, the newspaper said, were immediately placed on his campaign Web site.
Doug Gordon, a spokesman for Kucinich's House office, acknowledged the violation after it was brought to his attention. "All the press releases that were issued out of the congressional office were directly related to issues (Kucinich) has been working on in his official duties," Gordon said. "But as soon as this was brought to our attention, the congressman instructed his campaign to remove this material from his campaign Web site," the aide told Roll Call.
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