Provenance Hotels announced Saturday that it has filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics against Oregon Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer.
Blumenauer called for a boycott of the Portland-based hotel company Wednesday, due to its connection to Ambassador Gordon Sondland; Sondland is currently embroiled in the Ukraine controversy with President Donald Trump. He’s also the founder of Provenance Hotels.
Ellen Carmichael, spokeswoman for Provenance Hotels, said in postings on social media that Blumenauer’s call for a boycott is forbidden by the Office of Congressional Ethics. She said the specific rule Blumenauer allegedly violated states that members of Congress cannot threaten administrative officials over matters of disagreement. “We believe Congressman Blumenauer’s actions constitute a potentially serious violation of Congressional ethics as outlined in multiple sections of the House Ethics Manual,” Carmichael wrote.
Well, technically, Manure's an Oregon Representative, but in fact he's a Portland Democratic - and that's a big difference. Portland Democratics in general seem to believe that they can do anything they want, as Manure has demonstrated. Rules are for the deplorables.
In fact, the House Ethics Manual clearly indicates that Representatives are not to intervene in private matters, “specifically when it comes to attempts to pressure private actions".
In calling for a boycott, which would (if carried out) negatively impact hundreds of hotel workers - ostensibly his constituents - Manure's conduct can rightfully be viewed as outrageous.
