Do you agree that our ethics rules exist not just to avoid actual conflicts of interests, but to avoid the appearance of a conflict so that the public can have trust and confidence in our government?
Jared Huffman: “Do you agree that our ethics rules exist not just to avoid actual conflicts of interests, but to avoid the appearance of…”
On the recordMay 14, 2019
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Huffman questions the Secretary about the purpose of ethics rules.
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