George P. Radanovich: “the lesson that what is sauce for the goose also should be for the gander is learned from early childhood. Yet, it seems…”

“the lesson that what is sauce for the goose also should be for the gander is learned from early childhood. Yet, it seems to have been no more than a fantasy for Congress. Today, I hope this House by its vote will make a simple declaration, saying that if we think it worthy that American business is required to operate under these several sets of workplace rules, then we on Capitol Hill are willing to be regulated by them as well. There are two benefits to be derived from securing final passage of S. 2, the Congressional Accountability Act that embodies the spirit and most of the substance of H.R. 1, which we passed on the day we began this 104th Congress. The first value of this reform in the way we do business is that those men and women we employ here and in our district offices should not be prejudiced with respect to redress of employment wrongs simply because they are on our payrolls. The second significance of the Shays Act was well related by the Wall Street Journal editorial of January 4 that called H.R. 1 a ``very potent reform'' and went on to observe that ``forcing Members to live under the laws they pass may also have a useful, modifying effect on what Congress decides to pass.''”