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Foxx calls for C-SPAN coverage, openness in health care end game
Washington, DC,
March 16, 2010
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today called for openness and transparency in Congress' consideration of the Senate health care bill. She also called on the Rules Committee to install cameras in the committee room where the fi
Contact: 202-225-2071 Foxx calls for C-SPAN coverage, openness in health care end game Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today called for openness and transparency in Congress’ consideration of the Senate health care bill. She also called on the Rules Committee to install cameras in the committee room where the final details of health care reform will be decided. “Why aren’t there cameras in the Rules Committee?” Foxx asked. “Why is the House trying to pass the Senate bill without even taking a vote on the Senate bill? If this bill is so great, why not have a vote and why not throw open the doors and let the public watch the process unfold?” Foxx is a co-sponsor of H.Res. 869, a resolution that instructs the House’s Chief Administrative Officer to install cameras in the hearing room of the Rules Committee and to record and broadcast its proceedings. “The procedural sleight of hand we’re seeing in Congress makes a mockery of the legislative process,” Foxx said. “Congress has a rotten bill that the American people don’t want. But instead of starting over on health care reform, we’re watching Speaker Pelosi contrive a backroom solution that neglects the desires of the American people. This is not how Congress is supposed to work.” Foxx is also a consponsor of H.Res. 847, a bill that ensures the process of finalizing health care legislation is open to public scrutiny. This measure changes the current practice of negotiating the final details of major legislation behind closed doors. Other transparency initiatives supported by Foxx:
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