Congressional Reform
2005-12-05T20:01:08-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjA0XC8xOTAxODktbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Moderated by Mr. Lilly, congressional Democrats and others talked about proposed changes in the rules and procedures of the U.S. House of Representatives. Among the topics they addressed were various legislative proposals made in the 109th Congress, parliamentary rules and procedures used by the Republican majority to block proposals or avoid some votes on issues, the role of Congress in maintaining a balance of power in the constitutional system, and the likely impact or ne public policy-making procedures. They also talked about instances when votes had been held open for several hours to obtain a majority, exclusion of minority members from committee conferences, and examples of partisan interests overcoming traditionally transparent lawmaking.
Moderated by Mr. Lilly, congressional Democrats and others talked about proposed changes in the rules and procedures of the U.S. House of Re… read more
Moderated by Mr. Lilly, congressional Democrats and others talked about proposed changes in the rules and procedures of the U.S. House of Representatives. Among the topics they addressed were various legislative proposals made in the 109th Congress, parliamentary rules and procedures used by the Republican majority to block proposals or avoid some votes on issues, the role of Congress in maintaining a balance of power in the constitutional system, and the likely impact or ne public policy-making procedures. They also talked about instances when votes had been held open for several hours to obtain a majority, exclusion of minority members from committee conferences, and examples of partisan interests overcoming traditionally transparent lawmaking. close
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