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Quiz: Which N.H. Congressman Named Most Corrupt?

by: William Tucker

Tue Sep 20, 2011 at 06:00:00 AM EDT


They both were! That's right. Charlie Bass and Frank Guinta were named two of the most corrupt members of Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). CREW's annual report on congressional corruption identifies 14 members whose actions violated the law or who otherwise engaged in serious misconduct. Both of the Granite State's Republican congressmen made the select list.

Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH) fudged the numbers and cooked the books to buy a seat in Congress. Beginning in 2009, Rep. Guinta made several shady loans to his campaign committee, claiming the money was his own despite an income that seemed to preclude that possibility. ...

"It is impossible to believe Rep. Guinta simply 'forgot' about a bank account with over $250,000 - by far his largest asset. He's not exactly Bill Gates," said [CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan]. "It just goes to show, there's really no line Rep Guinta won't cross to land a seat in Congress."

Politics is a family affair for Rep. Charles "Charlie" Bass (R-NH), who abused his office to seek preferential treatment for his nephew's business New England Wood Pellet (NEWP), a New Hampshire-based company that produces wood pellet fuel for use in heating systems.  Rep. Bass also appears to have lied on his personal financial disclosure forms about his interest in the company. ...

"Members of Congress should be working on behalf of their constituents not themselves or their family members.  It seems some members really are just out for themselves," said Ms. Sloan.  "This is exactly the kind of thing that makes Americans believe members of Congress are just out for themselves."

William Tucker :: Quiz: Which N.H. Congressman Named Most Corrupt?
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I was going to say (4.00 / 1)
this is AWESOME, until I realized that these are NH's representation in the House of Representatives, all of it, and when you combine this with our Senator Ayotte, R-K Street, what a mess the voters made of our delegation last year!  Then I just want to cry.  
All that money that was spent last year to defeat Carol Shea Porter, Annie Kuster and Paul Hodes has had its desired effect.  Government has not only been bought, it's been trashed.  

Charlie's Values (0.00 / 0)
As a reminder, he also voted to raise his own pay eight times -- while supporting elimination of the minimum wage and dramatic reductions to student loans, Medicaid, and other initiatives that help folks who don't have his family wealth.

Corrupt? No. But doesn't exactly speak well of his values.


I am looking forward (0.00 / 0)
to Frank's response to this, since he stood "on principle" that he didn't have to tell us where the money came from, beyond that he forgot he had it.  Oh, yeah, and that he saved it up.  I am trying to figure out how he gets out of this.

If only the FEC would wake up (0.00 / 0)

Please vote for Frank. This could lead to pressure where its needed most. All the FEC has to do to investigate is to force Frank to show his bank records.

There's no risk for the FEC and no huge investment either.

What they've done is pathetic.

These are the stakes here!


Vote for Frank as most corrupt, (0.00 / 0)
don't vote for him for another term!  Here's the link.

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Please note (0.00 / 0)
Another interesting thing is that 10 out of CREW'S top 14 most corrupt are Republicans.  


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