[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 10, 1994]
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              SUPPORT THE CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  (Mr. CAMP asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the 
Congressional Accountability Act, which asks Congress to live by the 
same rules we make for the American people. How can we make laws for 
others, but exempt ourselves? Thomas Jefferson called for this body to 
be made up of citizens leaving normal careers for short periods of time 
and then going back to live under the rules they made.
  I ask my colleagues, how can we know the true implications of our 
laws if we do not experience the benefit and the burden of these laws? 
H.R. 4822 will help restore some confidence in this body by making us 
abide by the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disability 
Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical 
Leave Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, to name a few.
  Mr. Speaker, we must abide by the laws we place on others. Perhaps if 
we are forced to abide by the rules we pass, this body might take the 
time to understand the full implication of legislation before it 
becomes law.

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