House GOP Votes To Strip Independence From Congressional Ethics Office Listen· 5:29
Office Of Congressional Ethics,US House,Politics
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The House Republican Conference voted Monday night to approve a change to House rules to weaken the independence of the Office of Congressional Ethics and place it under the oversight of the House Ethics Committee — a panel controlled by party leaders.
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