Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today joined colleagues in pressing for a vote on a proposal that would give Members of Congress and the American people at least 72 hours to review legislation before it could receive a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“The American people are tired of seeing bills cobbled together in the dark of night and being forced to a vote before the ink has dried on the page," said Kline. “Legislative transparency should not be a partisan endeavor. Members of both parties can come together right now and demand a change in how this Congress operates. That’s exactly what many of us are trying to accomplish today by pressing for a vote on a plan that would help add transparency and accountability to the way Congress spends the American people’s money."
Kline today joined colleagues in signing a discharge petition, which - if signed by a majority of House Members - would force Democratic leadership to allow an up-or-down vote on H. Res. 554, a bipartisan proposal to require a 72 hour review period before legislation receives a vote in the House.
