Massa : (Reuters) – The new Democratic Representative Eric Massa announced his resignation Friday, saying an investigation into the alleged irregularities ethics towards a male staff would tear apart his family and staff on the unit.
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“In this poisonous atmosphere is incredible, which is Washington, DC, with the destruction of our elected after becoming a sport in my blood, especially in talk radio and on the Internet, there is also no doubt that aninvestigation would ethics tear my family and staff irrespective of “New York Attorney in a note published on the Internet, massa.house.gov /.
His resignation is effective on Monday at 5 pm (2200 GMT), he said.
Massa has been the second Democrat in a week that the ethical issues hit by the devastating, and his departure is a further embarrassment for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had pledged to create “the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history.”
Republicans have ridiculed Pelosi, following the discovery this week of ethics and conduct, saying that the Democrats had made a mockery of its promise to clean up Congress.
Massa announced earlier this week that he would not seek re-election for health reasons. News reports said he was under investigation for alleged sexual harassment ethics against a staff member of the male.
“My problem is caused by my hands,” he wrote. “I am also aware that the blog and radio and will have a field day with this today in a devastated environment and political merciless.”
Massa problems in the pursuit of a moral issue of his fellow New York Representative Charles Rangel, who was admonished by the ethics committee in the House of Representatives to take the company paid trips to the Caribbean, in violation of the laws of the gift.
Rangel gave up the chairmanship of the powerful tax writing Ways and means committee this week pending investigation of other ethics.
Massa’s departure brings the number of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives 253, with 178 Republicans.
His departure is not likely to have a significant impact on the ability of Pelosi’s tour of the votes for the final health care reform bill, President Barack Obama.
Massa voted against the bill, which passed the House in November in a close vote. Four vacant seats brought the number of House members to 431, which means that 216 votes will be needed to pass sweepinghealth care reform.
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