'Give them blood, blood, gallons of the stuff, give them all that they can drink and it will never be enough\'. As if they are giving their very souls in their work, pouring out every ounce of them into what they do and how some people can still want more.
The Office of Congressional Ethics, established by the House of Representatives, is an independent, non-partisan entity charged with receiving and reviewing allegations of misconduct concerning House Members and staff and, when appropriate, referring matters to the Committee on Ethics.
The Joint Legislative Ethics Committee (JLEC) is composed of twelve legislative members, six representatives, and six senators equally representing the two major political parties. The committee is required to recommend a code of ethics for legislators and legislative employees, respond to ethics questions by issuing either privately or publicly sought advisory opinions, handle investigations of complaints alleging violations of the Ethics Law and provide forms to legislators for the ...