For CNNOpinion, former US congressman Charlie Dent warns his fellow Republicans that President Trump takes their loyalty for granted and mocks their support. It's time for the GOP to stand up, protect its legacy and do what is best for the US, he writes.
Republican Charlie Dent is a former US congressman from Pennsylvania who served as chairman of the House Ethics Committee from 2015 until 2016 and chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies from 2015 until 2018. He is currently a CNN political commentator. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN.
No one runs for Congress intending to serve on the House Ethics Committee. At least I know I didn't. I served on the committee for eight years, including two years as chairman. Enforcing House rules and standards of conduct on one's colleagues and their staffs is a thankless but necessary task and can make for some uncomfortable elevator rides with colleagues under investigation.Charlie DentThe job will not win a committee member any popularity contests; it's the congressional equivalent of a police department's internal affairs division.
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