Speaker. initially let me say that we in the minority party of the House are pursuing this issue of malapportionment of committee ratios not Just because of the slots on the committees on which we seek proper representation. To put that in perspective. in the 98th Congress we Republicans have been shorted 22 slots on full committees and 37 slots on subcommittees. Our goal is to bring this matter to the floor of the House for consideration and a rollcall vote in order to establish accountability to the American people on the major issues of the day such as prayer in public schools. a balanced budget in the form of a proposed constitutional amendment. the issue of human rights. the proposed constitutional amendment dealing with the decision of Roe against Wade. the issue of immigration reform that this country badly needs. the issue of bankruptcy law. and the issue of criminal law. Those are the issues that we think we have a responsibility to bring to the floor of this House and debate and have a rollcall vote on so that the American people will. with that rollcall vote on those issues. be able to assess who is accountable in this institution for stopping legislation the people want or helping legislation the people want. We believe that that accountability is what politics is all about in America. that one party proposes. another party opposes. people have a record vote. and that lays the foundation for the November election so that candidates around the country. challengers and incumbents. will have the privilege and the responsibility of pointing out where the incumbent Member in this instance has voted wrong or inconsistent with the voters of that district.
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