The majority party ascended to power with a promise that they would make this Congress the most open and ethical Congress ever. Most open and ethical ever. Perhaps the majority party should have said something like: “We will be open and ethical when it suits our purposes.� It wouldn’t have been catchy on the campaign trail, but at least it would have been more honest. For instance, the majority promised to clean up the earmarking process, but so far this promise has been hollow. The recent SCHIP bill was riddled with earmarks and yet not one sponsor of these provisions was ever identified. Republican Leader Boehner has offered a simple resolution to clean up the process of earmarks but not a single Democrat has signed on in support. I call on my colleagues in the majority to allow a real debate on ethics and earmarks. Let the House debate H.Res. 479 so that there can be an honest discussion about how we can have a truly open and ethical Congress.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007 at 10:41 am and is filed under Politics .