House Ethics Committee does U-turn on travel requirement
House Ethics Committee does U-turn on travel requirement
Washington (CNN) – Two days after a little-known rules change became public, the chairman of the House Ethics Committee announced a complete reversal Thursday, and the committee reinstated a requirement for how members disclose privately-funded trips.
Ethics Chairman Michael Conaway, R-Texas, revealed the U-turn during a local radio interview in Texas Thursday morning. A few hours later, the committee sent out an official seven-page statement confirming the reversal.
“In light of the feedback we have received from our fellow Members (of Congress) and after further consideration, we have determined that the Committee will return to its previous guidance regarding disclosure of privately sponsored travel… effective immediately,” the Ethics Committee statement read...cont'd
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