House Republicans Plan To Kill Office Of Congressional Ethics

House Republicans Plan To Kill Major Ethics Watchdog

But behind closed doors, Boehner's agenda clashes head-on with the populist rhetoric of many newly elected Republican House members. Even as they outline institutional reforms, GOP leaders are gearing up to kill the fledgling Office of Congressional Ethics, which helps police ethics complaints. They are handpicking top aides, many of them old K Street hands, to staff key committees and Capitol Hill offices. Some tea party activists grouse that lobbyists and insiders are trying to "co-opt" the GOP freshmen.

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