[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 3 (Thursday, January 8, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H141]
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                      CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

  (Mr. WITTMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call for increased 
accountability in Congress. The American public has signaled time and 
time again that it is frustrated with the dysfunction in Washington.
  For far too long, Congress has failed to fund the government on 
schedule and has fallen into a cycle of crisis management with 
shortsighted, temporary budget measures. To fix this, I have introduced 
a bill and a resolution that can help prove to the American people that 
Congress is here to do its duty.
  First, the No Budget, No Pay Act would prohibit Members of the House 
or Senate from receiving a paycheck if their respective Chamber fails 
to pass a budget by April 15. H. Res. 17, the Stay on Schedule 
resolution, prohibits the House from adjourning for an August recess 
unless we have passed all of our appropriations bills by July 31.
  These are commonsense initiatives that will restore regular budget 
order and provide certainty to our communities. I ask my colleagues to 
join me in fixing the dysfunction in Congress by cosponsoring the No 
Budget, No Pay Act and the Stay on Schedule resolution.

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