Congressional lawmakers are discussing ways to reform internal ethics procedures or investigating misconduct by members, after three lawmakers resigned in April alone for alleged bad behavior.
The challenging part, however, will be deciding which reforms to chase. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), a member of the House Ethics Committee, told the Washington Examiner that the panel should be more aggressive in its approach toward members.
Another member of the panel, Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD), conceded there is “always room for improvement,” but told the Washington Examiner that “moving faster isn’t always moving better.”
“There’s an appetite for reforms, and there are discussions taking place, but there’s no easy path forward,” Ivey said. “This is one of those things where they say it’s simple but not easy. We want to make the process go faster, but how do you do it? That’s a trickier part.”
The resignations of former Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and
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