House Rejects Release Of Gaetz Report In 206-198 Vote

The Hill reports:

House Republicans on Thursday torpedoed a Democratic-led effort to release the Ethics Committee’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), sending the resolution back to the panel.

The decision by the chamber leaves the future of the Gaetz Ethics report in question, with Democrats pushing for the body of work to be made public, and Republicans repeatedly resisting those attempts.

Despite Thursday’s votes, the Gaetz Ethics report could still see the light of day: The House Ethics Committee met to talk about the matter for roughly 2.5 hours behind closed doors shortly before the floor vote and said they would continue conversations regarding the issue.

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206-198: House voted to refer Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) resolution to require the Ethics Cmte to release the latest draft of its report on forner Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz & summary of its findings back to cmte, delaying floor action. CA Rep. Tom McClintock was only R to vote No. pic.twitter.com/PHPukFTJVg

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