"The proposed rules package severely curtails the ability of OCE to do the job it exists to do," numerous goernmental groups wrote.
The Office of Congressional Ethics investigates midsconduct, and makes referrals to the House Ethics Committee.
The new rules removes three of the four Democratic board members, and prevents hiring new staff after one month.
"I don't understand how anyone interprets the results of the midterms to say we need less ethics standards," said Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California. "I have a lot of respect for the Office of Congressional Ethics. I think they've operated in a way that is fair, bipartisan, fact-based, and they there's no justification for doing this."
Numerous politicians have been investigated for stock trading in the past, initially suggested by the Office of Congressional Ethics.
Check a full list of who beat the market in 2022: https://unusualwhales.com/politics/article/congress-trading-report-2022
If they are firing D board members its probably a good thing. It seems like its the Ds doing the complaining. They are probably quashing referrals to the OCE. Probably need to wait for more info.
Has anyone ever been disciplined by the ethics committee? They seem like a rather toothless bunch who rarely investigate the D’s. I remember hearing about investigations into AOC and others, but the only person I ever heard of being charged with anything was Chris Collins, New York, R. He resigned for insider trading, which confused me because I assumed EVERY congress critter engaged in that activity and it was an open secret. How else were they becoming millionaires after a couple of terms in office with an annual salary of $174,000?