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If We Want To Truly Regain The Public's Trust, We Can Provide Greater Accountability And Transparency With A Simple Step. Let's Start By Communicating To Our Constituents About The Votes We Take.

Mr. Speaker, Democracy Works Best When The American Electorate Is Engaged And Informed.

The American People Expect More From Congress. They Expect Fiscal Responsibility And Common Sense. They Expect Us To Return To The Pay-as-you-go Budget Rules That We Had Enacted In The Past That Helped Us Establish A Surplus, However Briefly.

We're All Proud Of The Communities That We've Built And Are A Part Of, But We Shouldn't Accept Lost Time And Unnecessary Stress When Traveling In Them.

By Overhauling Current Rules And Speeding The Entry Of Competitors In The Market, We Encourage Competition And Provide Our Constituents With New Choices And Cheaper Bills.