Dems vow rules overhaul to empower members if House flips
By Mike Lillis - 09/01/18 06:01 AM EDT
Should they take back the House in November, Democrats are vowing not only a shift in legislative priorities and much stronger White House oversight, but also rules changes on how the chamber is run.
House GOP leaders this year hit a dubious milestone when they broke the single-cycle record for reporting closed rules — the procedural step barring lawmakers from amending bills when they hit the floor.
In the eyes of Democrats, and a growing number of Republicans, the distinction highlights a disturbing creep towards top-down legislating that’s stifled debate, paralyzed rank-and-file members and thwarted the “more inclusive†process Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) promised when he took the gavel three years ago.
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