Boehner Violates Transparency Pledge
(CNS News) - The House Republican leaders today rushed through a vote on a
269-page $982-billion continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government
for the remainder of fiscal 2013 in direct violation of a pledge they made to
the American people to post bills online for at least 72 hours before voting on
them.
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In their pledge to America, released Sept. 23, 2010, the Republican leaders
said: “We will govern differently than past Congresses of both parties. We will
require that every bill contain a citation of Constitutional authority. We will
give all Representatives and citizens at least three days to read the bill
before a vote.” The text of the new CR was first posted online on the House website at 2:21 p.m. on Monday. The House leadership held the vote on the bill at 2:03 p.m. Wednesday. That is a little less than 48 hours after they posted it online for review by members and the public. |
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