Kellyanne Conway: Voters Gave Republicans A Mandate To Gut “Overzealous” House Ethics Rules [VIDEO]

Politico reports:

The move by Republicans in Congress to gut the independent Office of Congressional Ethics will cut down on “overzealousness,” incoming counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday morning, while leaving in place a “mechanism” with which to address ethical complaints.

Although Conway stopped short of saying the GOP move came with the blessing of the president-elect, she told ABC’s “Good Morning America” that Republican majorities in the House and Senate mean “there’s a mandate there for them to make significant change.” She said she had not spoken to President-elect Donald Trump about the move.

“Let’s make clear that you’re still going to have an Office of Complaint Review. In other words, it’s not like we’re taking away everything,” Conway told “Good Morning America” anchor George Stephanopoulos. “Look, there’s a very ambitious agenda to push forward. The Republicans have been given the majority in the House and the Senate, most of the governorships, they’ve won over 1,000 state legislative seats under President Obama’s watch. So there’s a mandate there for them to make significant change.”