Congressional Accountability: Lawmakers Fear Ordinary Rules
Congressional accountability threatens Washington’s oldest tradition: demanding transparency from everyone except the people spending the money. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The federal investigation involving Representative Ilhan Omar has prompted warnings about deeper accountability problems in Congress, creating fears that ordinary Americans may eventually demand elected officials obey the same rules they impose on the people who elected them. The crisis intensified after conservative watchdog Mike Howell raised concerns about congressional accountability…