The House voted to forbid Department of Transportation funding from being used to violate federal ethics rules that guard against using a public office for personal gain, in response to investigations into Secretary Elaine Chao
DOT grants to Kentucky, the home state of Chao and her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell."In light of recent reporting alleging potential misconduct by the secretary of the Department of Transportation, it is imperative that we remind federal officials that public money cannot be used for private purposes," Krishnamoorthi said Monday afternoon on the House floor.
“They should never use their position in an official capacity to promote their own personal financial interests and when tasked with any decision where there are potential conflicts of interest, they must recuse themselves,” Krishnamoorthi added. Rep. David Price , the chairman of the House Appropriations Transportation-HUD Subcommittee, added that he thought the news reports were "disturbing."As written, Krishnamoorthi's amendment is mostly about sending a message. Ethics rules already forbid public offices from being used for public gain, and the text in question does not enshrine anything that would make enforcement any more stringent.
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