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Democrats push for transparency in adopting new regulations governing Member spending

Press Release

Date: Oct. 21, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending

House Republicans rejected greater transparency provisions today during a House Administration Committee markup to adopt changes to the guidelines governing Member office spending. The Committee Republicans unanimously voted against an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) designed to make privately owned vehicle mileage reimbursements more accountable to taxpayers.

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"There is much merit in today's resolution, including important new measures to increase transparency and accountability, but there remains more work to do," said Lofgren. "It is unfortunate we could not come to an agreement to significantly increase transparency in mileage reporting, an area which has proven to be insufficient in preventing fraud and abuse at taxpayer expense. I am disappointed that my Republican colleagues unanimously stood in opposition to greater sunlight in government."

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