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Watchdog: House Republicans Set to Gut Office of Congressional Ethics to Protect Ethically-Challenged Members like George Santos [1]

['Barrett Adair']

Date: 2023-01-02 19:41:49+00:00

WASHINGTON, DC – Government watchdog Accountable.US condemned a brazen effort by MAGA House conservatives to shield its members from accountability for ethics violations – a move that can only be assumed to be in anticipation of more problematic behavior from its members including embattled Rep.-elect George Santos.

At Issue: A provision quietly slipped into the House Republican Rules package to be voted on January 3rd would effectively kick out most existing Democratic-appointed board members of the bipartisan Office of Congressional Ethics and erect onerous new barriers for hiring new staff.

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[1] Url: https://accountable.us/house-gop-set-to-gut-office-of-congressional-ethics/

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