"We don't have time for this" news article excerpt on the 1992 House banking scandal

Title

"We don't have time for this" news article excerpt on the 1992 House banking scandal

Description

An excerpt of the Oregonian article "We don't have time for this" by Steve Duin, first published on March 19, 1992, and reprinted by the Les AuCoin for Senate Committee. Duin's article analyzes the 1992 House banking scandal in Congress, of which AuCoin was later cleared of any wrongdoing by the US Department of Justice. In 1992, an investigation discovered that hundreds of members of Congress had overdrafted their House bank accounts numerous times, although it was found that the vast majority did so unintentionally -- as the House bank system did not properly alert members of their overdrafts and delayed processing deposits -- and did not break any laws. Duin describes the scandal as "absurdly overblown," defending both Congressman Peter DeFazio and Congressman Les AuCoin.
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

Duin, Steve

Date Created

March 19, 1992

Is Part Of

The Oregonian

Subject

United States. Congress. House.
Legislators--United States
United States. Congress. House--Bank Scandal, 1991

Place

Oregon
United States

Identifier

PUA_MS147_537

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Type

Text

Collection