Dozens of ethics controversies involving members of the House and Senate have resulted in surprisingly few investigations over the past decade--and little substantive corrective action by the chambers’ ethics oversight committees. However, recent firestorms over alleged congressional misconduct have focused considerable media attention on these issues.

A nonpartisan, ideologically diverse coalition of ten watchdog groups, led by the Campaign Legal Center, has assembled this year to push for a thorough reexamination of the current ethics rules. The coalition includes the Legal Center, the Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, the Center for Responsive Politics, Common Cause, the Congressional Accountability Project, Democracy 21, Judicial Watch, Public Campaign, Public Citizen, and Transparency International.

Please join a panel of leading experts for a discussion of the tumultuous congressional ethics oversight process--past, present, and future.