Ethics panel recommends light slap on wrist 'reprimand' against Rangel

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Published : Friday, July 30 2010 13:04

The investigative panel looking at alleged violations against House rules by New York Rep. Charlie Rangel recommended a "reprimand" for the longtime lawmaker, Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas, a member of the panel said Friday.

A reprimand is the most lenient of the three, formal modes of discipline in the House. The other two are censure and expulsion.

A Congressional Research Service report indicates that "reprimand expressly involves a lesser level of disapproval of a Member than that of Censure, and is thus a less severe reubuke by the institution."

Under a reprimand, a lawmaker must stand in the well of the House and be reprimanded by the Speaker.

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