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at solving nearly non-existent problems, while ignoring larger issues.
One example:
At the beginning of the 112th Congress, House Republicans instituted new rules against most symbolic and commemorative resolutions, arguing that such measures were wasteful and made up one-third of all legislation considered by the previous Congress.
The new rules bar consideration of any measure that “expresses appreciation, commends, congratulates, celebrates, recognizes the accomplishments of, or celebrates the anniversary of, an entity, event, group, individual, institution, team or government program; or acknowledges or recognizes a period of time for such purposes.”
After the killing of Osama bin Laden in May, Cantor told reporters that the House would not take up consideration of a standalone resolution honoring U.S. troops and the intelligence community because the new rules call for measures to be “substantive and meaningful.” Language commemorating the bin Laden raid was instead included in the fiscal 2011 intelligence bill.
Asked whether the “In God We Trust” resolution would be considered such a symbolic resolution, a spokesman for Cantor declined to comment.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...st-resolution/2011/10/31/gIQAXQasZM_blog.html
One example:
At the beginning of the 112th Congress, House Republicans instituted new rules against most symbolic and commemorative resolutions, arguing that such measures were wasteful and made up one-third of all legislation considered by the previous Congress.
The new rules bar consideration of any measure that “expresses appreciation, commends, congratulates, celebrates, recognizes the accomplishments of, or celebrates the anniversary of, an entity, event, group, individual, institution, team or government program; or acknowledges or recognizes a period of time for such purposes.”
After the killing of Osama bin Laden in May, Cantor told reporters that the House would not take up consideration of a standalone resolution honoring U.S. troops and the intelligence community because the new rules call for measures to be “substantive and meaningful.” Language commemorating the bin Laden raid was instead included in the fiscal 2011 intelligence bill.
Asked whether the “In God We Trust” resolution would be considered such a symbolic resolution, a spokesman for Cantor declined to comment.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...st-resolution/2011/10/31/gIQAXQasZM_blog.html
