The California Congressman who wants to reform the District government’s hiring practices has agreed to set down his bill after D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown spoke with him Tuesday morning about the city’s own version of a similar bill.
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa agreed to not go forward with the bill to let D.C. have a chance to pass its own, a spokeswoman for Brown confirmed Tuesday. Issa, chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, planed to mark up a bill Thursday that would put more limits on the city’s hiring of mayoral appointees and tighten controls on filling all city government jobs. The move was related to Issa’s report issued Monday on Sulaimon Brown’s allegations regarding Mayor Vincent Gray’s 2010 campaign.
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Issa’s proposal had D.C. lawmakers quickly crying foul, noting that the city already was considering a massive ethics reform package, which includes new mandates for city hires.
Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh told The Washington Examiner on Monday that Issa’s legislation was “offensive” and “redundant.” Cheh chaired a special committee that conducted its own investigation of former mayoral candidate Brown’s allegations that the Gray campaign gave him money orders and cash to stay in the race and bash then-Mayor Adrian Fenty.
Issa’s report found that Sulaimon Brown’s claims were not credible. Brown also alleges that the Gray campaign, including Gray himself, promised him a job for his efforts.
