[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 107 (Friday, August 5, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 5, 1994]
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  MEMBERS URGED TO SUPPORT DISCHARGE PETITION FOR CONGRESSIONAL REFORM

  (Mrs. FOWLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. FOWLER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call Members' attention to 
Discharge Petition No. 26 which I filed today. If you have been telling 
your constituents that you support congressional reform, then you want 
to sign this discharge petition.
  It will allow us to consider the recommendations of the Joint 
Committee on the Organization of Congress under an open amendment 
process.
  The Speaker has promised to consider the joint committee package on 
the floor sometime in September. The question is what package and under 
what kind of rule.
  Yesterday, the Rules Committee began marking up a weak version of the 
reform package. If we are forced to vote on that package with a closed 
rule, we will not have real congressional reform.
  The rule I seek to discharge would guarantee an open amendment 
process, one that will allow those of us who truly want to see this 
institution run in a more efficient and effective manner make that 
happen.
  I urge my colleagues to sign Discharge Petition No. 26.

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