Roll Call: OCE Board Members Face Expiring Terms

In the four years since the Office of Congressional Ethics opened its doors, it has earned the quiet respect of its skeptics. But now some of the very people who feared the office would not be able to accomplish its mission are worried that a disruption in leadership could hamper its  nascent success. The idea of establishing an office to monitor Congressional wrongdoing was never a popular one. The bipartisan task force that studied the issue fractured along party lines. Government groups jumped ship from negotiations, believing the office had been stripped of essential powers. A dramatic House vote was held open in order to wrangle enough votes for the resolution creating the office to pass. [READ MORE]