Jon S. Corzine: “Today, along with Senators McCain, Feingold, Cornyn, Leahy, and Bingaman, I am submitting a resolution designed to make…”

“Today, along with Senators McCain, Feingold, Cornyn, Leahy, and Bingaman, I am submitting a resolution designed to make it easier for the American people to get information about Congress from the Internet. Almost 10 years ago, the Library of Congress started the THOMAS website, which was one of the first electronic references for the public to get up-to-date information about legislation. The Library did a tremendous job getting THOMAS ready, and I commend their hard work in maintaining it over the past 10 years. However, THOMAS recently has begun to show its age. Although there have been some improvements over time, the Library has been unable to devote the resources necessary to keep THOMAS up to the level the public expects for today's websites. One reason is that the Library has never been formally told by either Chamber of Congress that it has a responsibility to maintain a website for public access to legislative information.”