N.Y. Congressman Will Reimburse Costs for $22,000 Taiwan trip

by Justin Elliott
ProPublica, May 11, 2012, 2:32 p.m.

Democrat Bill Owens said he "did not understand" that contacts between his office and lobbyists for the Taiwan government who helped arranged the trip could be in violation of House ethics rules.

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ProPublica, May 11, 2012, 1:18 p.m.

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