[Infowarrior] - OT: House GOP reverses course on gutting ethics panel

[Richard Forno]

Breaking News: House GOP reverses course on gutting ethics panel

UPDATE: Following a public outcry, and criticism from President-elect Donald Trump, House Republicans reversed course Tuesday on drastic changes to the independent Office of Congressional Ethics. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) offered a motion to restore the current OCE rules, and that was accepted by the GOP conference.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/gop-congress-ethics-office-233123