House speaker boots indicted lawmaker from committee
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Paul Ryan says he's removing an indicted congressman from the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He's also prodding his chamber's ethics panel to pursue "a prompt and thorough investigation" of the lawmaker.
Ryan issued his statement Wednesday after federal prosecutors charged Republican Rep. Chris Collins of upstate New York with insider securities trading.
Ryan calls insider trading "a clear violation of the public trust." He says he's moving against Collins even though a court will decide whether the lawmaker is guilty of the allegations.
The House Ethics Committee said last August that it was investigating Collins.