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Boehner Fights 'Phantom Amendments' - NRO Staff - The Corner on National Review Online
Boehner Fights 'Phantom Amendments'
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R., Ohio) today expressed outrage after learning that Senate Democratic leaders made more than 70 substantive changes to the text of a health care bill after the legislation was voted on and passed by the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee.
In a statement, Boehner condemned the practice of adding such “phantom amendments” to bills, and announced that Republicans will introduce a resolution that would change House rules to require committees to post the actual text of adopted bills and amendments online within 24 hours to prevent similar acts of deception.
“The American people are fed up with the way in which Congress does business. Whether it’s passing massive spending bills no one in America has read, or making secret changes to bills after they’ve already been passed by committees, ‘business as usual’ in Congress needs to end,” Boehner said. “The American people deserve a Congress that is transparent and accountable to the people it serves. The practice of secretly adding ‘phantom amendments’ to major bills after they pass committee is outrageous, and it should be banned. Americans should be allowed to read the text of all bills online within 24 hours after they are approved by congressional committees.”
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R., Ohio) today expressed outrage after learning that Senate Democratic leaders made more than 70 substantive changes to the text of a health care bill after the legislation was voted on and passed by the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee.
In a statement, Boehner condemned the practice of adding such “phantom amendments” to bills, and announced that Republicans will introduce a resolution that would change House rules to require committees to post the actual text of adopted bills and amendments online within 24 hours to prevent similar acts of deception.
“The American people are fed up with the way in which Congress does business. Whether it’s passing massive spending bills no one in America has read, or making secret changes to bills after they’ve already been passed by committees, ‘business as usual’ in Congress needs to end,” Boehner said. “The American people deserve a Congress that is transparent and accountable to the people it serves. The practice of secretly adding ‘phantom amendments’ to major bills after they pass committee is outrageous, and it should be banned. Americans should be allowed to read the text of all bills online within 24 hours after they are approved by congressional committees.”
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