The House GOP held an emergency meeting on Tuesday about its decision to gut an independent ethics watchdog. They faced bipartisan criticism for the move, especially after President-elect Donald Trump promised to "drain the swamp" of corruption on Capitol Hill. Trump chided the Republicans on Twitter for their skewed priorities.
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In their emergency meeting, it appears that the Republican-led Congress has decided to reverse course and keep the ethics commission in place.
The proposal has been scrapped.
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