Debt-Limit Vote Breaks GOP Pledge to Post Bills Online for 3 Days Before Vote

THE NEW BOSS…SAME AS THE OLD BOSS….

Monday, August 01, 2011
By Penny Starr

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

(CNSNews.com) – When the House of Representatives voted this evening on legislation to increase the limit on the federal debt by as much as $2.4 trillion, House Republicans broke a promise included in their 2010 Pledge to America to post the text of bills online “for at least three days” before bringing them up for a vote.

“We will ensure that bills are debated and discussed in the public square by publishing the text online for at least three days before coming up for a vote in the House of Representatives,” said the Pledge to America. “No more hiding legislative language from the minority party, opponents, and the public. Legislation should be understood by all interested parties before it is voted on.”