The United States House of Representatives has recently conducted a bipartisan vote to abolish all forms of satire within the country in a move clearly designed to belie the widely held notion that Congress is the place where good ideas go to die. The following are transcripts from the subcommittee hearing and floor debate that led to the aforementioned vote.
2012
A BILL TO PROTECT THE INTEG...
The U.S. House of Representatives recently held a hearing concerning the revelation that Congress' approval rating hit the unprecedented low of -4%. The following is a transcript of that hearing.
CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL RATING FALLS BELOW 0%
2012
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION, EFFICIENCY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVER...
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