No ethics inquiry in lawmaker’s fast-food protest

Published September 11, 2014 7:28pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — A Wisconsin congresswoman arrested during a protest of wages paid to workers at McDonald’s and other fast-food chains will not face an investigation by the House Ethics Committee.

Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Conaway of Texas and Rep. Linda Sanchez of California, the panel’s senior Democrat, said Thursday that no further review of the case involving Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore was needed.

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