Letter to speaker of the House Thomas P. O'Neill regarding H.R. 1, the Ethics in Government Bill

Title

Letter to speaker of the House Thomas P. O'Neill regarding H.R. 1, the Ethics in Government Bill

Description

A letter to U.S. Speaker of the House Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. signed by several members of Congress, including U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin, meant to express concerns regarding the pulling of the Ethics in Government Bill, H.R. 1. The Ethics in Government bill was created during the 95th Congress in the years following the Watergate scandal. The representatives advocated for the rescheduling of a vote for the bill. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date: Display

May 16, 1978

Identifier

PUA_MS147_313

Copyright

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Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Type

Text