Republicans take back the House today, pledging a hard line on ethics. Their first scandal:
Republican Rep.-elect David Rivera, who was elected in November to represent Florida's 25th District, is reportedly the subject of a state investigation of his finances over questions surrounding more than $500,000 in payments from a dog track to a consulting firm run by his godmother.
His office has told reporters that he helped with the firm's campaign to pass a referendum benefiting the track, but took none of their money.
The Daily Beast's Benjamin Sarlin on how Rivera's troubles present an early challenge for the new House Republican leadership—which has pledged zero-tolerance for ethics problems.
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