Reps. DeFazio, Titus Issue Statements on Court Ruling on Emoluments Clause of Constitution
February 07, 2020
February 07, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, issued the following statements after the D.C Circuit dismissed a lawsuit filed by more than 200 members of Congress to enforce the emoluments clause of the Constitution, ruling that individual members could not act on behalf of the House or Senate and . . .