[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 23, 1994]
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     AN APPEAL FOR A FAIRER DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR COMMITTEE ON 
                         GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

  (Mr. MICA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute, and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, the Government Operations Committee of the 
House is responsible for the investigation and oversight of our 
executive branch. This committee is charged with maintaining the 
integrity of the very process of our system of government.
  Today I appealed to the Committee on House Administration to consider 
a fairer distribution of resources of that important committee on which 
I serve. I ask my colleagues to take just a moment and look at the 
facts.
  The distribution of investigative staff for the Government Operations 
Committee: minority, 15 percent; majority, 85 percent.
  Expenditures proposed for 1994: $594,000, 17 percent for Republicans; 
$2.1 million, 83 percent for Democrats.
  And look at this graphic illustration of the number of investigative 
staff: Just 9 for the minority and 52 for the majority.
  Mr. Speaker, I say to my colleagues that I am not here asking for 
more money but only a fairer distribution of funds. With Democrats 
controlling both Houses of Congress, the White House and the executive 
branches, only a fair distribution of resources will preserve the 
integrity of our oversight process.

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