Jul 29, 2009

Congressman Bill Posey, R-Rockledge, and 30 of his colleagues introduced legislation that would require bills to wait 72 hours between the time they are printed for review and voted upon.
“The first rule of open government is transparency,” said Congressman Posey. “It’s disrespectful to the American people for Congress to ram through thousands of pages of legislation that no one has had the time to read or understand.”
The proposal would also apply to any amendment that makes significant changes to the bill.