Senate Ethics Panel Under Fire for Lack of Accountability and Enforcement Over Complaints
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The Senate Ethics Committee has failed to formally punish anyone in at least 17 years despite over 1,600 complaints of ethics violations.
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The committee's work is secretive and senators refuse to discuss it, yet it lacks accountability and enforcement.
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The House Ethics Committee recently helped expel Rep. George Santos in a rare show of bipartisan action and accountability.
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Historically, the Senate has expelled 15 members but none in the past 162 years despite several scandals.
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Senators say the House and Senate committees operate differently but lack enforcement allows issues like the allegations against Sen. Menendez to linger.