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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Jefferson gets seat on Homeland Security Committee
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House Democratic Caucus voted on Tuesday night to give Rep. William Jefferson, D-Louisiana, a seat on the House Homeland Security Committee. This comes after the caucus stripped Jefferson of his seat on the powerful Ways and Means committee last June.
Jefferson is entangled in a federal bribery investigation related to his dealings with a telecommunications company. Federal investigators found $90,000 in cash in his freezer in 2005 after Jefferson allegedly accepted a $100,000 bribe from an FBI informant. Despite the investigation, Jefferson was re-elected to a ninth term to his New Orleans' seat in a run-off election in December. Jefferson said after the meeting the caucus vote was "not contentious" and added there was "no dissent." -- CNN Congressional Producer Deirdre Walsh
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