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Ed Case: “This language does, in fact, clarify that with the…”

Featuring: Ed Case, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 1st Congressional District

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@RepEdCase in Appropriations advocating for his Legislative Branch Independence Act

Published | Video Starts at 01:27

And we will talk at length about the Government Accountability Office. That discussion tonight is not finished. I am very happy that This language does, in fact, clarify that with the Government Printing Office and the Library of Congress, that role now is Congress's exclusively. And so this is a substantive change in the appointment and the removal process that is welcome. The lost opportunity is with the Comptroller General, who is the head of the Government Accountability Office. (01:27–01:38)

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Asserts that the amendment clarifies Congress's exclusive role in appointing leaders of the Government Printing Office and the Library of Congress.

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