In this photo taken July 23, 2013, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks in Washington. The House Ethics Committee is launching a full-tilt investigation of Bachmann. The committee announced on Friday, July 26, 2013, it had received a referral from the Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent investigative body, and said in a brief statement that it would formally investigate the one-time Republican presidential candidate. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)