Ed Royce: “I rise in support for a longstanding Republican initiative that we have waited many years to see become law. It would…”

“I rise in support for a longstanding Republican initiative that we have waited many years to see become law. It would put into permanent law section 108 of the rules changes which we just adopted. Simply put, it will subject Congress to the same laws that we apply to everyone else. I call it the golden rule. No American should be immune from the law or receive special treatment in its application, but that is what Congress has done by routinely exempting itself from the very laws it imposes upon others. A double standard is a symbol of the arrogance of power which epitomizes Washington for so many citizens. It will also spur lawmakers to review more carefully the laws they pass. In summary, if we pass it, we have to live by it. I urge an aye vote.”