Doolittle Steps Down From House Appropriations Comm.
After the FBI searched his home earlier this week, Rep. John Doolittle (in consultaton with House Minority Leader John Boehner) decided to step down from his seat on the House Appropriations Committee. Doolittle expressed his understanding that "recent circumstances may lead some to question [his] tenure on the appropriations committee."
A GOP aide, who asked not to be identified because the issue is sensitive, said that the party's leaders, after losing control of Congress in a campaign that highlighted ethical lapses by Republicans, wanted to show they were responding swiftly to any possible scandal.
Swiftly? The Doolittle scandal has been in the news for more than a year.
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