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WASHINGTON — Congressional watchdogs fear the new Republican House majority will dismantle an office that opened up once-secretive ethics probes, and they are urging incoming Speaker John Boehner to maintain its powers when his party assumes control in January.
The Ohio Republican voted against the creation of the independent body, known as the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), in 2008 and has questioned its effectiveness. That has raised concerns among watchdog groups, such as the non-partisan Campaign Legal Center, that Republican leaders in the new Congress will seek to curb its authority to investigate House members.
