Eric Fingerhut said "I think there was a unifying theme to our election. That was the sense that we had to restore the public's faith in the operations of this institution. Very quickly, we realize that we could not do that if we stayed in our separate corners and did not work together. So when the Democrats reached out to the Republicans and the Republicans reached out to the Democrats and we said, 'How can we build some confidence to work together,' this question, the question of the accountability of Congress to the laws it passes for others, rose to the top of the list. This is such an obvious point, this is something so desperately needed, something that the public wants so badly that if we can work together and be successful on this issue, then we can build the confidence to work together on other issues." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 1, 1994

I think there was a unifying theme to our election. That was the sense that we had to restore the public's faith in the operations of this institution. Very quickly, we realize that we could not do that if we stayed in our separate corners and did not work together. So when the Democrats reached out to the Republicans and the Republicans reached out to the Democrats and we said, 'How can we build some confidence to work together,' this question, the question of the accountability of Congress to the laws it passes for others, rose to the top of the list. This is such an obvious point, this is something so desperately needed, something that the public wants so badly that if we can work together and be successful on this issue, then we can build the confidence to work together on other issues.

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Eric Fingerhut

Ohio

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Editor's note · Context

The speaker discusses the need for bipartisan cooperation to restore public trust in Congress.

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