A day after the House Ethics Committee recommended the punishment of censure for Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), the panel has scrapped a second ethics trial due to start Nov. 29. In a short statement issued by the committee, the panel has evidently found some new evidence - it was not clear whether it favored Rep Maxine Waters (D-CA) or not - which means there will be further investigation in the matter.

Here is the statement of the committee:

STATEMENT OF THE CHAIR AND RANKING REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT REGARDING REPRESENTATIVE MAXINE WATERS

November 19, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Pursuant to Committee Rules 7(d) and 7(g), the Chair and Ranking Republican Member

of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Committee) released the following

statement:

The Committee voted to recommit the matter regarding Representative Maxine Waters to the investigative subcommittee due to materials discovered that may have had an effect on the investigative subcommittee's transmittal to the Committee.

As a result, the adjudicatory subcommittee no longer has jurisdiction over this matter and the adjudicatory hearing previously scheduled for November 29, 2010, will not be held.