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United States, Congres

S. HRG. 103-11

OPERATIONS OF THE CONGRESS: TESTIMONY OF
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVES ON THE STRUC-
TURE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HEARING

BEFORE THE

JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE
ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS

ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

OPERATIONS OF THE CONGRESS: TESTIMONY OF CURRENT REPRE-
SENTATIVES ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES

FEBRUARY 4, 1993

Printed for the use of the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress

65-477

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON 1993

For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office

Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402

ISBN 0-16-040260-3

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DAVID OBEY, Wisconsin

AL SWIFT, Washington

SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut
JOHN M. SPRATT, JR., South Carolina
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, D.C.

ROBERT S. WALKER, Pennsylvania
GERALD B.H. SOLOMON, New York
BILL EMERSON, Missouri
WAYNE ALLARD, Colorado
JENNIFER DUNN, Washington

RICHARD A. GEPHARDT, Missouri, Ex Officio
ROBERT H. MICHEL, Illinois, Ex Officio

G. KIM WINCUP, Staff Director
WALTER OLESZEK, Policy Director
KELLY L. CORDES, Chief Clerk
JOHN F. DEEKEN, Professional Staff Member
C. LAWRENCE EVANS, Professional Staff Member
PHILIP W. GRONE, Professional Staff Member
NICHOLAS P. WISE, Professional Staff Member
MAUREEN GROPPE, APSA Fellow
CAROL HARDY VINCENT, CRS Policy Analyst
JACK MASKELL, CRS Legislative Attorney
JAMES SATURNO, CRS Policy Analyst
MARY LOU SMULLEN, Special Assistant

SHELLEY GOUGH, Staff Assistant
STACEY SPEVAK, Staff Assistant

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Prepared statement

Hon. Dick Zimmer, a U.S. Representative from the State of New Jersey.
Prepared statement...

Hon. Dana Rohrabacher, a U.S. Representative from the State of California
Hon. Michael Castle, a Ú.S. Representative from the State of Delaware............
Prepared statement

Hon. Dick Swett, a U.S. Representative from the State of New Hampshire
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Hon. Scott L. Klug, a U.S. Representative from the State of Wisconsin

Prepared statement

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Hon. John A. Boehner, a U.S. Representative from the State of Ohio
Prepared statement

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Hon. Charles H. Taylor, a U.S. Representative from the State of North
Carolina.....

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Prepared statement.

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Hon. John T. Doolittle, a U.S. Representative from the State of California..
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Hon. Jim Nussle, a U.S. Representative from the State of Iowa...

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Hon. Rick Santorum, a U.S. Representative from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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Hon. Karen Shepherd, a U.S. Representative from the State of Utah

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Hon. Eric Fingerhut, a U.S. Representative from the State of Ohio...........
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Hon. Ronald K. Machtley, a U.S. Representative from the State of Rhode
Island

Hon. Jack Quinn, a U.S. Representative from the State of New York.
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Hon. Martin T. Meehan, a U.S. Representative from the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.

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Hon. Roscoe G. Bartlett, a U.S. Representative from the State of Maryland.
Hon. Michael D. Crapo, a U.S. Representative from the State of Idaho.........
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Hon. Paul McHale, a U.S. Representative from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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Hon. William Zeliff, a U.S. Representative from the State of New Hampshire..
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Hon. Tillie Fowler, a U.S. Representative from the State of Florida.
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Hon. Charles T. Canady, a U.S. Representative from the State of Florida
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Hon. John Linder, a U.S. Representative from the State of Georgia .......
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Hon. Jay Kim, a U.S. Representative from the State of California..

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APPENDIX

Hon. Gerald Solomon, a U.S. Representative from the State of New York .....
Hon. Henry Bonilla, a U.S. Representative from the State of Texas
Hon. Robert Dornan, a U.S. Representative from the State of California........
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert, a U.S. Representative from the State of Illinois.
Hon. Michael Huffington, a U.S. Representative from the State of Califor-
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Hon. Mac Collins, a U.S. Representative from the State of Georgia

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