Said Republican Congressman George Hansen of Idaho last week: "It is no fun trying to be responsible in the irresponsible atmosphere of the nation's capital." No fun, indeed. Two weeks ago, Hansen, 53, was sentenced by a federal judge to serve five to 15 months in prison and pay a $40,000 fine for filing false financial-disclosure statements to Congress. Last week the House Ethics Committee delivered a different rap, this one to Hansen's knuckles as it recommended that he suffer the formal reprimand of the full House for his crimes. During that hearing,...
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