The House on Monday passed a rules package that included changes to how ethics-related complaints about members of Congress are handled.
Washington Post: House Republicans pass ethics changes that Democrats say would hamper probes
01.9.2023 / By Amy B. Wang
Washington Post: House Republicans pass ethics changes that Democrats say would hamper probes
The rules package also requires the OCE board to appoint staff within 30 calendar days, and that the hiring and compensation of those staff members would need to be approved by at least four board members.
Democrats and liberal groups decried the proposed changes, saying they would hobble the way the OCE functions. …
Aaron Scherb, senior director of legislative affairs at the nonpartisan watchdog Common Cause, said Monday the changes would “handcuff” and “significantly weaken” the OCE.