Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-CA) issued the following
statement today after the announcement that John Sullivan, Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, will retire next month and will be succeeded by Deputy House Parliamentarian
Tom Wickham:
WASHINGTON, DC – The House Rules Committee has reported a modified open rule providing for consideration of H.R. 359, a bill to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions.
WASHINGTON, DC –The House Rules Committee’s Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process held a hearing today on H.R. 114, the Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2011. This bill would put in place a two-year budget process that streamlines and improves the fiscal management and oversight of government programs. To further emphasize the need for budget reform, today marks the1000th day since the Democratic-controlled Senate has passed a budget.