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House Republicans start new year with Office of Congressional Ethics shake-up

Name: House Republicans start new year with Office of Congressional Ethics shake-up
Uploaded: 2017-01-03T10:11:15-0500
Duration: 6 min 38 s
Description: House Republicans started the new year with a controversial vote to diminish the power of the independent Office of Congressional Ethics to police misconduct by lawmakers. Politico's Edward-Isaac Dovere discusses the impact of this vote.

House Republicans started the new year with a controversial vote to diminish the power of the independent Office of Congressional Ethics to police misconduct by lawmakers. Politico's Edward-Isaac Dovere discusses the impact of this vote.