House Will Reverse Secret Decision To Kill Disclosure Of Private-Paid Trips

The House Ethics Committee plans to reverse its decision to eliminate the disclosure of all-expense-trips on annual finance reports, after a report on the change by the National Journal sparked widespread outrage.

The Journal reported that committee chair Michael Conaway (R-TX) said Thursday that the panel would reinstate the disclosure requirement.

"We will reverse that decision," Conaway said on a local radio show, according to the Journal.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/house-ethics-all-expense-trips-disclosure-reversed


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Conaway, who had previously avoided any public comment on the matter, said there had been "no malicious intent" and declared Thursday, "It was a wrong decision and we're going to fix it."

http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/ethics-chair-house-will-reverse-itself-on-disclosure-of-free-trips-20140703