Politico Highlights Boehner’s Congressional Transparency Reforms

An article in today’s Politico highlights Congressman Boehner’s Congressional transparency reforms under the headline, “Republicans vow reform if they win House.” From the report:

“Republicans already have embraced some relatively limited reform initiatives that likely would generate little internal opposition in the short term, including cameras in the House Rules Committee and a 72-hour delay for the public to have access to a bill before the House votes. During a lunch with reporters last month, Boehner also said that a GOP majority would ban the use of ‘omnibus’ spending bills and outlaw ‘monuments to me’ — projects named after living lawmakers using taxpayer dollars.

“‘I’m serious about reform, and these are some of the initial steps we’d take to give the American people a greater voice in their Congress,’ Boehner told the reporters.”

On Fox News recently, Boehner confirmed that if Republicans win a Majority in November they will begin posting legislation online for at least 72 hours before a vote so Americans – and lawmakers – have time to read it. Watch Boehner here. The Democrats running Congress today are on the record calling such reforms “unreasonable,” “not relevant,” and “not likely” – at least not likely as long as they’re running the show.

Click here to learn more about Boehner’s reforms and – don’t forget – if you want to help make Congress more open, transparent, and accountable, become a Boehner Campaigner today!

READ MORE:

• Boehner: A GOP Majority Will Post All Bills Online 72 Hours Before a Vote (7/23/10)
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• Boehner, GOP Push Better Solutions As Democrats Lose Credibility (5/19/10)
• Boehner Says a New GOP Majority Will Do Things Differently (2/19/10)
• Boehner, C-SPAN Call on Democrats to Open Health Care Negotiations to the Public (1/5/10)

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