House Republicans Vote to Weaken Office of Congressional Ethics in Night-time Closed Door Session

House Republicans Vote to Weaken Office of Congressional Ethics in Night-time Closed Door Session

In a surprising vote in a closed-door meeting on Monday, just hours before the Congress begins this year’s session, House Republicans, in a 119-74 vote, adopted an amendment by Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) to place the Office of Congressional Ethics, or OCE, directly under the jurisdiction of the House Ethics Committee. While, at first glance, […]