Friend, sign this: House GOP trying to gut ethics protections. Time to raise hell.

Quick note about contacting your member of Congress: Happy New Year! Any new incoming or outgoing House members will be updated in our email system within 24 hours after swearing in. However, as of this writing, they have not been. Since this petition has a quick turnaround time and most readers have the same member as before, we chose to move forward with it. Thanks for your understanding and patience! --------------------------------------------------------------- Friend, when MAGA Republicans officially take control of the House of Representatives, one of their very first acts will be to [gut]( the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE)—the bipartisan watchdog that helps monitor and report on ethics issues involving members of Congress and staff. [Sign and send a petition to Congress: Oppose any attempts to weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics.]( [SIGN AND SEND]( The OCE investigates violations of any law, rule, regulation, or standard of conduct by members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives. It is tasked with conducting a preliminary investigation and making recommendations to the House Ethics Committee on whether to investigate further. For example, any inquiry into George Santos' willful, and possibly illegal, deception, would likely go though this office. The House Republican Rules package currently has two harmful provisions designed to gut the only independent ethics watchdog in Congress. First, it creates arbitrary term limits that’d essentially remove three long-standing Democrats from OCE. Second, House Republicans want to effectively defund the OCE so it can’t hire new staff or change their compensation. These changes would undermine, demoralize, and be a serious impediment to stopping corruption in Congress. As a result, everyday Americans would pay the price. Members of Congress should not be able to derail an investigation to avoid accountability for their unethical actions. Republicans tried this nonsense back in 2017. We were able to stop it with quick, furious backlash. We only have a short window to stop them again. [Sign and send a petition to Congress: Oppose any attempts to weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics.]( [SIGN AND SEND]( Keep fighting, Monique Teal, Daily Kos Daily Kos Relies on Readers Like You We don't have billionaire backers like some right-wing media outlets. Half our revenue comes from readers like you, meaning we literally couldn't do this work without you. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Chip in $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.