Elijah Cummings actually said...

If they put a clean resolution on the floor, it would pass and there would be no government shutdown.

Cummings argues that a simple vote could have prevented the shutdown.

09/30/2013

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the law that we created, we created this now, says that Federal agencies must make across-the-board cuts to everything, and Congress writes ...

This is Sunshine Week, when we celebrate the importance of transparency and openness in government.

On his first day in office, President Obama made clear that open government would be a priority in his administration.

I think it is fair to say that the President jump-started transparency efforts in the executive branch.