New rules voted for by the House mean the Office of Congressional Ethics may not have means to investigate those who defied the Jan. 6 subpoenas.
Among the changes would be to reintroduce term limits for members of the bipartisan board, which would force the removal of three of fourcan choose to hire replacements, the process could take months. The GOP also voted for rules requiring the OCE board to approve the hiring of investigators within the first 30 days of a new Congress.
U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy delivers remarks after being elected as Speaker in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 7, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Republicans have voted to pass a new set of rules that could severely weaken attempts to investigate congressmen accused of wrongdoing.
s core function, dismantling one of the only ways members of Congress are held accountable for ethics violations."whether to launch an investigation into the GOP lawmakers who refused to comply with their January 6 subpoenas issued to them by the House Select Committee that investigated the Capitol riot, including newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.of Ohio, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Andy Biggs of Arizona and Mo Brooks of Alabama.
As Brooks lost his GOP midterm primary and isn't in the 118th Congress, he wasn't considered for a potential investigation by the OCE for refusing to comply with his January 6 subpoena.
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