House GOP Votes to Move Ethics Oversight Under Its Own Control
House GOP Votes to Move Ethics Oversight Under Its Own Control
by Alex Moe NBC NEWS
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized House Republicans who moved to weaken the independent ethics office that investigates House lawmakers and staff accused of misconduct.
During a closed-door meeting Monday, by a vote of 119 to 74, House Republicans defied their leadership to adopt an amendment by Rep Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., to place the Office of Congressional Ethics, known as OCE, under the jurisdiction of the House Ethics Committee.
But just hours before the 115th Congress gavels in Tuesday, Trump said GOP lawmakers would be better off focusing on other domestic policy issues instead of going after the ethics watchdog:
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by Alex Moe NBC NEWS
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized House Republicans who moved to weaken the independent ethics office that investigates House lawmakers and staff accused of misconduct.
During a closed-door meeting Monday, by a vote of 119 to 74, House Republicans defied their leadership to adopt an amendment by Rep Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., to place the Office of Congressional Ethics, known as OCE, under the jurisdiction of the House Ethics Committee.
But just hours before the 115th Congress gavels in Tuesday, Trump said GOP lawmakers would be better off focusing on other domestic policy issues instead of going after the ethics watchdog:
READ MORE: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/h...
