Warren slams GOP move to gut Ethics Office: 'Who thinks problem with DC is too many ethics rules?'

Last edited Tue Jan 3, 2017, 09:59 AM - Edit history (1)

Kyle Griffin ?@kylegriffin1 8h8 hours ago
Elizabeth Warren slams GOP move to weaken Office of Congressional Ethics: 'Who thinks the problem with DC is too many ethics rules?'

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren took to Twitter late Monday, seething over a vote by House Republicans to weaken the independence of its outside ethics watchdog.

@realDonaldTrump still hasn’t announced plans for his business empire while falsely claiming the President can’t have conflicts.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 3, 2017

Trump’s cabinet of billionaires & CEOs have ignored gov ethics rules & dragged their feet on FBI background checks & financial disclosures.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 3, 2017

And now the @HouseGOP is gutting its ethics office in the middle of the night – hours before the new Congress is sworn in.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 3, 2017

Tell us, @GOP: Who, exactly, thinks that the problem with Washington is that we have too many rules requiring the gov to act ethically?
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 3, 2017


read: https://t.co/hYcY1uLzIC

related:

Chuck Schumer ?@SenSchumer 9h9 hours ago
House GOP votes to turn independent ethics office into an unread complaint box. Why won't GOP keep their party promise to #DraintheSwamp?

Christopher C. Cuomo ?@ChrisCuomo 40m40 minutes ago
@MarshaBlackburn says OCE still indep. BUT vote removes ability of OCE to review criminal violations. AND all probes can now be stopped.