Ossoff Grills Collins: "Yes or No? Will You Testify?"

Ossoff: "I voted for the bill"

H.R. 7511, MARCH 2024

Collins' bill passes the House 251-170. The Senate never votes on it.

S. 5, JAN. 20, 2025

Passes the Senate 64-35. Ossoff: Yea. Law Jan. 29, 2025.

Source: Bill status, H.R. 7511 (118th) and S. 5 (119th); Senate roll call vote 7, 119th Congress

Finding, as publishedTRUESupportedPAID

Said at 0:20 in the source footage by Rep. Mike Collins (R), Sen. Jon Ossoff (D).

Ossoff: witnesses feared retaliation

PARAGRAPH 18

"several witnesses ... expressed to the OCC concerns about possible retaliation for their cooperation with this review."

AIMED AT

The report says the strongest fear was of Collins' chief of staff.

Source: OCC Review 25-7636, para. 18

Finding, as publishedTRUESupportedPAID

Said at 16:06 in the source footage by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D).

Collins: "a group of lawyers that Nancy Pelosi put in place"

2008

Created March 11, 2008, by House Resolution 895, under Speaker Pelosi. Staff mostly attorneys; board members are private citizens.

"FULLY COMPLIED"

The committee's review is confidential: no way to check. The report says he refused to cooperate with the ethics office.

Source: conduct.house.gov/about; OCC Review 25-7636, paras. 17 and 111

Finding, as publishedPARTLY TRUEMixedPARTLY TRUE

Said at 16:46 in the source footage by Rep. Mike Collins (R).

Ossoff: "recommended that you be subpoenaed"

PARAGRAPH 17

"The following individuals refused to cooperate with the OCC's review: (1) Rep. Michael Collins"

PARAGRAPH 121

"The Board recommends that the Committee on Ethics issue subpoenas to: a. Rep. Michael Collins"

Source: OCC Review 25-7636, paras. 17 and 121

Finding, as publishedTRUESupportedPAID

Said at 20:36 in the source footage by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D), Moderator, Rep. Mike Collins (R).