Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed a complaint with the Senate Ethics Committee claiming that Rick Santorum's $500,000 mortgage from Philadelphia Trust Co. violates the Senate Gift Rule.
From the CREW
press release:
Melanie Sloan, CREW's executive director, stated "the public has the right to expect that Senators -- just like everybody else -- will follow the rules. Sen. Santorum's decision to accept a loan not available to other people in his financial position demonstrates his contempt for the rules. This is particularly ironic given that Sen. Santorum has long attempted to position himself as the poster child for public morality."
Sloan continued, "ethical trespasses have become the norm for Sen. Santorum, which begs the question: how serious is Majority Leader Frist in changing the way in which the Senate does its business, considering he appointed Sen. Santorum to be the point person on ethics reform?"
