Democrat Lawmaker Hit With Ethics Complaint

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) has received an ethics complaint for allegedly misusing government resources for campaign purposes, Fox News reports.

The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) filed the complaint Thursday with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), asking for an investigation if Bush “violated rules and misused official resources from a campaign social media account.”

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“Rep. Bush’s abuse of official resources for political purposes shows a flagrant disregard for the law,” FACT executive director Kendra Arnold told Fox News Digital.

“These laws and ethics rules are in place to maintain the integrity of official proceedings, so members cannot leverage them for political advantage.”

Fox News reports:

FACT’s complaint states that Bush “disrupted official House proceedings with outrageous and unprofessional behavior and then campaigned and fundraised off of it.”

On July 31, the outspoken “Squad” member pushed a C-SPAN video from her campaign’s Twitter account showing her on the House floor shouting about “racist bills” as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise spoke. In the tweet, Bush added that the bills are also “sexist, patriarchal, xenophobic, classist, homophobic, and transphobic.”

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The progressive firebrand followed up by posting a link to donate to her campaign.

House ethics rules prohibit congressional members from using official resources for campaign or political purposes. The watchdog group notes that “official resources” are anything taxpayers fund, including photographs and video from the House floor or committee proceedings.

“Your bills are racist!” Bush said last month on the House floor as the congressional body erupted into chaos.

WATCH:

The House descends into chaos after Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) shouts “Your bills are racist!” in response to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s speech in support of GOP appropriation bills.

“I said what I said,” Bush can be heard saying next. pic.twitter.com/6YmxMhPEgn

— The Recount (@therecount) July 27, 2023

“I didn’t get to finish. Their bills are also sexist, patriarchal, xenophobic, classist, homophobic, and transphobic,” Bush wrote.

Bush proceeded to link her campaign donation page to the C-SPAN video.

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