DeGette to Vote Against New House Rules Package, a Shameless Power Grab

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), today called the new rules package for the 115th Congress a shameless power grab and said she will vote against it.

“What a dismal start to the new Congress,” DeGette said. “Gutting the Office of Congressional Ethics will only encourage people to consider themselves above the rules. This is part of a larger package of measures that reduce transparency in the House by placing a gag order on members and imposing an automatic fine on those who violate it.

“The proposed rules package is a shameless power grab that does an injustice to democracy, and I will vote against it.”