House Leaders Weaken Ethics Office
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Trump blasts House GOP for ‘weakening’ ethics officePresident-elect Donald Trump blasted House Republicans Tuesday for attempting to weaken their own independent ethics watchdog, saying they have a lot of bigger things to focus on.
From the Left
House GOP Votes To Strip Independence From Congressional Ethics Office Listen· 5:29The 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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House Republicans To Gut Ethics WatchdogAs one of their first actions in the new Congress, House Republicans are planning to significantly change the Office of Congressional Ethics, removing the entity’s independence, barring it from investigating anonymous complaints and even changing the group’s name.
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