Iowa House Ethics Committee to Discuss Complaint Against Agriculture Committee Chair
Iowacci.orgThe House Ethics Committee will meet on Monday to review and discuss Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement's (CCI) official ethics complaint against Rep. Dolores Mertz. Rep. Helen Miller, chair of the House Ethics Committee, called the CCI headquarters to invite CCI representatives to attend Monday's meeting.
Iowa CCI members filed a formal ethics complaint against Rep. Dolores Mertz on Feb. 24, which was endorsed by 125 CCI members and supporters. The complaint calls for House leadership to remove Rep. Mertz as Chair of the House Agriculture Committee because of her family and financial ties to the factory farm industry. These ties, combined with her role as House Ag Committee chair, create a conflict of interest. CCI members are calling for policies that Put People First: People before profits, People before Politics and People before Polluters.
**ACTION**
Please join Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
for the first Ethics Committee Meeting
10:00 am at the State Capitol, Room 102
Monday, March 2, 2009
Please join Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
for the first Ethics Committee Meeting
10:00 am at the State Capitol, Room 102
Monday, March 2, 2009
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
is a group of everyday people who talk, act and get things done on
issues that matter most. With thousands of members from all walks of
life – urban and rural, black and white, immigrants and lifelong Iowans
– CCI has been tackling tough issues and getting things done for more
than 30 years.
For more information, contact: Kristin Schaaf or Natalie Snyders, ICCI
**BFIA ACTION ALERT**
Join CCI at their March 3rd rally and lobby day at the Capitol. Click here for info.
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