From
NM Politics.net - by Heath Haussamen - With calls for the resignation of Public Regulation Commissioner
Jerome Block Jr. thus far not resulting in him stepping down, House Republicans plan to ask Speaker
Ben Luján to create a committee to consider impeachment. Rep.
Nate Gentry, R-Albuquerque, confirmed that Minority Leader
Tom Taylor is preparing a letter to Luján asking him to create the committee to consider removing the scandal-plagued Block from office. “There’s clearly a pattern of abuse by Commissioner Block,” Gentry said. “We need to review the evidence and, if necessary, begin the impeachment process.” The last time the House considered impeachment was in 2005, but then-State Treasurer Robert Vigil, who faced federal charges including extortion,
resigned before the House could act.
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House GOP wants to consider Block impeachment
From NM Politics.net - by Heath Haussamen - With calls for the resignation of Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. thus far not resulting in him stepping down, House Republicans plan to ask Speaker Ben Luján to create a committee to consider impeachment. Rep. Nate Gentry, R-Albuquerque, confirmed that Minority Leader Tom Taylor is preparing a letter to Luján asking him to create the committee to consider removing the scandal-plagued Block from office. “There’s clearly a pattern of abuse by Commissioner Block,” Gentry said. “We need to review the evidence and, if necessary, begin the impeachment process.” The last time the House considered impeachment was in 2005, but then-State Treasurer Robert Vigil, who faced federal charges including extortion, resigned before the House could act. Read more
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