CLC and Good Government Partners Call on Congress to Approve a Board for the Office of Congressional Conduct

Campaign Legal Center and 19 other good government partners have sent a letter to each Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, urging the body to approve the board of the Office of Congressional Conduct so that it can conduct investigations and review allegations of misconduct. 

Kedric Payne, Campaign Legal Center's vice president, general counsel and senior director for ethics, issued the following statement:

"A fully functioning Office of Congressional Conduct (the body formerly known as the Office of Congressional Ethics) is essential. As one of the only safeguards against corruption in Congress and the only independent ethics enforcement body in either chamber, the OCC serves as both a benefit to voters — providing them with transparency about their members of Congress — and the elected officials themselves, who deserve neutral, non-biased investigations into allegations of misconduct.

"Without a fully functioning OCC, Congress is left with a self-policing system fueled by partisanship and conflicts of interest. House leadership must quickly approve the OCC board. The American people have a right to know that their elected officials in Congress are prioritizing public interest over personal financial gain."