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NY Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Under Investigation by House Ethics Committee
Conservative groups previously filed a complaint about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s attendance at the Met Gala Costume event in September 2021. They called the free tickets an “impermissible gift.” | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, the congressional body announced on Wednesday. A statement released by acting Chairwoman Susan Wild (D-PA) and acting Ranking Member Michael Guest (R-MS) announced an extension of the inquiry but did not provide any details on what the investigation is related to. 💬 “The Acting Chairwoman and Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics have jointly decided to extend the matter regarding Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,” the statement reads. ● It also notes that the complaint was assigned to the committee by the Office of Congressional Ethics on June 23, 2022. The statement notes that the announcement of the inquiry and its extension was required by House and Committee rules, and did not indicate there was a violation. It says the issue will be taken up by the next Congress sometime in 2023. ● Ocasio-Cortez had at least two ethics complaints filed against her relating to her appearance at the Met Gala. It is unclear if that complaint is related to this investigation. [They] were filed in Sept. 2021, but this inquiry relates to a matter transmitted to the committee from the Office Board on June 23, 2022.
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