The House Ethics Committee last month found Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of 25 ethics violations in connection with the allegations. The findings by the committee were based on a years-long investigation it conducted into the congresswoman.
At the beginning of Tuesday’s hearing, another statement from Cherfilus-McCormick was read aloud.
“After careful reflection and prayer, I’ve concluded that it is in the best interest of my constituents and the institution that I step aside at this time,” Cherfilus-McCormick wrote. Rep. Michael Guest of Mississippi, the committee’s chairman, announced that the committee “has now lost jurisdiction in this matter” and would no longer be pursuing sanctions against the congresswoman.
Cherfilus-McCormick is the third person to resign from the lower chamber in the last week, following the departures of Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California and Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas.
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