[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 43 (Monday, March 8, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1085]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRESS IS MAKING PROGRESS

  (Mr. POSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POSEY. Mr. Speaker, over the past 10 years we have made a lot of 
progress in making Congress more transparent and accountable.
  After years of persistence, I was pleased to see that the House 
finally adopted the comparative text rule that I proposed.
  The comparative text rule made it possible for Members of the House 
and the public to actually see and understand exactly what a bill 
changes.
  Every legislature in the country does that. But sadly, boom, in an 
instant this year the House abolished that rule, even though it was a 
top priority with the bipartisan Government Efficiency, Accountability, 
and Reform Task Force for commonsense solutions to a better government.
  Now, Mr. Speaker, that is shameful.

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