Donald Trump gently criticized the House Republican conference Tuesday for approving a rule change that would curb the powers of an independent ethics office in Congress. Taking to Twitter, the Republican president-elect said Congress should focus instead on taxes and health care first.
With all that Congress has to work on, do they really have to make the weakening of the Independent Ethics Watchdog, as unfair as it
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2017
……..may be, their number one act and priority. Focus on tax reform, healthcare and so many other things of far greater importance! #DTS
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2017
The full rules package, of which this change to the ethics office is a part, will get a vote on the House floor. House speaker Paul Ryan and House majority leader Kevin McCarthy were opposed to the rule change in the internal conference vote but will support the final package of House rules.
