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Republicans Eye Reforms to Cut Spending, Make Congress More Open

Republicans are planning several reforms aimed at cutting government spending, and making Congress more open and accountable – to the people and to the Constitution. Here's some of the coverage:

>> "Republican officials are eying changes to procedural rules that govern how legislation is passed in the House with the goal of keeping spending down, a senior GOP aide said. ... Proponents argue the changes are needed because current House rules are tilted towards more spending. 'I think that Pelosi and the Democrats have established a system designed to maximize spending and to minimize the chance to offer amendments and to offer alternatives. And so it's a constant engine of upwards spending,' former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said in an interview with The Daily Caller." (The Daily Caller, 9/7/10)

>> "One of the GOP proposals would require bills to have a specific citation of constitutional authority, on the heels of criticism that Democrats breached their constitutional limits in Congress with big-ticket bills like health care reform. If a member questioned whether the House had constitutional authority to pass a bill, that challenge would receive debate and a vote." (Politico, 9/16/10)

>> "Another key change under consideration by Republicans is to keep an 'open rule' on all spending bills, which allows rank-and-file members to offer amendments. Under 'closed rule,' the amendments permitted to be voted on are determined by party leadership. For deficit hawks, the argument for open rule on spending bills is that it allows particularly wasteful or unnecessary spending to be targeted by political opponents." (The Daily Caller, 9/7/10)

Republicans have also pledged to fight to repeal and replace ObamaCare, stop the tax hikes, help small businesses create new jobs, and more.

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