Both Republicans and Democrats would frequently look the other way and ignore transgressions from the other party with a mutual understanding that both sides would operate that way. It has referred for further investigation an almost equal number of Democratic and Republican Members, and the OCE helped fix a broken ethics process.įor far too long, the House Ethics Committee was a place where scandals were swept under the rug and ignored in a largely bipartisan way. In its nearly 15 years of existence, the Office of Congressional Ethics has served as an independent watchdog to provide nonpartisan oversight and accountability in the House of Representatives.
The OCE was created after several bribery and corruption scandals that resulted in numerous House members resigning or going to prison. Voters demanded accountability, ethics, and the rule of law, all of which the OCE works to achieve. Gutting the independent ethics watchdog as the first official legislative action in the 118th Congress is not what Americans voted for in last year’s midterms. We instead urge you to codify the OCE into law, as well as give it subpoena authority.
We write in strong opposition to the recently passed provisions in the House rules package that attempt to weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics. It has referred for further investigation an almost equal number of Democratic and Republican Members, and the OCE helped fix a broken ethics process.Ģ5+ Groups Urge the OCE to be Strengthened and Codified into Law In its nearly 15 years of existence, the Office of Congressional Ethics has served as an independent watchdog to provide nonpartisan oversight and accountability in the House of Representatives. The League of Women Voters joined more than 25 other groups in urging the House of Representatives to codify the Office of Congressional Ethics into law, as well as to give it subpoena authority.
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