Today, I dropped my new Ethics Plan. Let’s talk about why we need to address corruption in Washington TODAY.
@RepDavid & his history of unethical behavior:
A Thread: (1/9)
The #s:
11: the # of ethics violations @RepDavid admitted to
424: the number of pages in the investigative report detailing his misbehavior
435: the number of Representatives who reprimanded him (ALL OF THEM)
$50,000: the pricey fine he paid for his violations (2/9)
He received a *bipartisan* rebuke for gross impropriety, unethical behavior, and abuse of *taxpayer* money
He managed to do the impossible: unite both parties to condemn his behavior! (3/9)
The House Ethics Committee found Schweikert’s violations were “serious, cumulative, and occurred on a continuous and prolonged basis.”
Yeah, his rule-breaking dates back to his term in 2012.
That means AT LEAST eight years of misbehavior. (4/9)
A brief overview of his violations:
💵 Campaign finance violations
📝 Campaign reporting errors
💰 Misuse of his Member Allowance
🛑 Pressuring taxpayer-funded staffers to perform campaign work & personal errands (5/9)
He abused his taxpayer-funded staff for personal benefit.
He used his Congressional staff to pay for first-class flight upgrades, dry cleaning, & expensive meals. And then he made them babysit his child for free.
This is quite literally the *opposite* of public service. (6/9)
THEN, he lied about his misbehavior.
The bipartisan Investigative Subcommittee determined that Schweikert’s “testimony lacked credibility” & punished him for his “lack of candor and due diligence.” (7/9)
Here’s the deal - @RepDavid isn’t the only corrupt politician in Washington, but he might be the worst.
His $50,000 fine - the punishment for his 11 violations - was one of the largest in Congressional history. And did I mention the unanimous rebuke on the House floor? (8/9)
It’s time to clean up Washington & I have a plan to do it.
The truth about @RepDavid and his betrayal of Americans with pre-existing conditions: A Thread. #AZ06 (1/7)
Rep. Schweikert recently published a misleading constituent newsletter to distract from his HORRIBLE record of voting to rip away protections for nearly 400,000 Arizonans w/ pre-existing conditions. (2/7)
He has voted over and over and over again to eliminate essential protections that prevent insurance companies from denying coverage or charging more to cover Americans w/ pre-existing conditions. (3/7)
Over the weekend, Schweikert voted against bipartisan legislation that would allocate the necessary emergency funds to operate the Postal Service.
Luckily this bill passed, no thanks to him. (2/7)
Why does the USPS need an influx of funding? The current administration has made consequential changes to the mail service's operations & now seniors’ social security checks, bills, and prescription medication for veterans are being delivered late. (3/7)
It’s outrageous and inexcusable that Congress has completely failed in its job to support families and businesses across this country by putting partisan politics above real solutions in being unable to pass a new relief package that is badly needed. (1/5)
And it’s equally irresponsible that Social Security and Medicare -- benefits earned from a lifetime of hard work that are necessary to ensure Americans can retire with dignity – are being put at risk for political purposes as a result. (2/5)
This shouldn’t be difficult – if Congress cared half as much about working families and small businesses as they do their big money corporate special interest donors, they’d work together and get the job done to help our communities. (3/5)
I am honored to be the nominee in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. Thank you to the voters who have put their trust in me and to the volunteers who made it happen 💙#AZ06 (1/6)
For nearly a decade, our district has been represented by a D.C. politician who puts the profits of his special interest corporate donors over positive change that will make life better for working families here in Arizona. (2/6)
Rep. Schweikert has betrayed his oath to serve our community, misused taxpayer resources for his own personal benefit, and lied about it. (3/6)
As a former ER physician, I’ve seen firsthand what happens when people can’t afford their prescription drugs and end up in the hospital as a result, with complications that could have been avoided. (1/5)
I talk to folks every day who are struggling to keep up with the ever-rising costs of prescription drugs - people with diabetes who are rationing the insulin they need to survive, seniors who can’t put food on the table because they need to buy their heart meds, (2/5)
and young families who are drowning in debt from their children’s seizure or asthma meds. This is happening all across Arizona while pharmaceutical companies reap record profits. (3/5)