Watchdogs: Ethics process is grindingly slow

By Nicole Duran

Published December 13, 2016 5:01am ET

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Watchdogs: Ethics process is grindingly slow — The failure of the Ethics Committee to move with dispatch has created a problem now that President-elect Trump reportedly will tap Republican Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington to be his interior secretary. McMorris Rodgers faces allegations that she mixed official, leadership, political action committee and campaign funds in violation of House rules. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

The House Ethics Committee continues to move at a glacial pace in determining whether lawmakers have broken House rules, according to watchdog groups, despite the creation in 2008 of an ethics office designed to spur movement.

The Office of Congressional Ethics has forced the Ethics committee to at least scrutinize members’ behavior. But that doesn’t mean cases are being wrapped up.

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