Thread by @EyesPrizeResist

@CREWcrew CA GOP @RepLaMalfa "is a member of the House Transportation Subcommittee on Highways and Transit and is the chief sponsor of a bill that would eliminate the 12 percent excise tax on the sale of heavy trucks, tractors, and trailers." #ConflictOfInterest

@CREWcrew @RepLaMalfa "The tax adds between $12,000 and $22,000 to the cost of a heavy truck, tractor, or trailer.

While he promotes his bill and deals with related issues on the Transportation Committee, @RepLaMalfa is simultaneously CEO of family business LaMalfa Trucking.

@CREWcrew @RepLaMalfa "As blatantly conflicted as it may seem for LaMalfa to push legislation that would benefit his family business, there is very little stopping House members from using their public offices to further their private business interests." Why? No one paid attention to Loophole's.

@CREWcrew @RepLaMalfa The House ethics rules say that members should not use their positions to make pecuniary gains, but the Ethics manual states that legislation that benefits a whole class or group of businesses—for example, trucking companies—is exempted from the conflict-of-interest restrictions.