Dave Camp: “Mr. Speaker, as we begin work today, we have a clear understanding of our purpose for the next 100 days. We have the…”

“Mr. Speaker, as we begin work today, we have a clear understanding of our purpose for the next 100 days. We have the unique opportunity in this body to set partisan politics aside. The people have told us they want things done differently in the Congress. They have given a new set of leaders a chance to make things happen, but they have also issued a firm warning to deliver and they are watching closely. The rules package before us is an important first step in fulfilling our commitment to make this body accountable to those who sent us here. For example, applying the laws everyone else has to live under to Congress; an audit of the House books and reducing the number of committees and staff. Our goals have been set, our agenda is clear, and now it is up to us to meet those goals and complete our agenda. These first 100 days are going to be hectic but with unity and bipartisanship, they can be historic as well.”