US House Republicans cancel proposal to weaken office of congressional ethics

  04 January 2017    Read: 800
US House Republicans cancel proposal to weaken office of congressional ethics
Republicans in the US House representatives decided amid much criticism to reverse a proposal that would strip the independent Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), CNN reports.
Republicans in the US House representatives pulled in an emergency meeting on Tuesday a proposal that would strip the independent Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), US media reported.

According to CNBC, House Republicans decided amid much criticism to reverse their decision reached on Monday night to weaken the OCE and place it under the oversight of the House Ethics Commitee.

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