Boehner Violates Promise to Make Bills Public for 72 Hours before Consideration

[The Straight Story]

Boehner Violates Promise to Make Bills Public for 72 Hours before Consideration

In rushing through legislation that cut off funding to National Public Radio (NPR), House Speaker John Boehner has violated his own pledge to give the public at least three days to review a bill before taking it up.

On Tuesday, legislation was introduced that prevented the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from financing NPR operations. By Thursday, a little more than 48 hours later, House Republicans voted on the plan and approved it without any Democratic votes.

Earlier this year, however, Boehner publicly pledged that the House would wait at least 72 hours before considering any piece of legislation, to give the public time to learn about it and provide input.

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