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Publication Date: July 1993
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Dan Greenberg
Research Area: Government
Keywords: Budget
Type: Report
Abstract:
Current congressional waiting periods are both too short and too easily waived. Rank and file Congressmen and the public deserve a reasonable opportunity to review legislation before it is voted on by the House or Senate. Adequate and well-enforced waiting periods would make Congress more accountable, more democratic, and more cautious in the use of the public's money.