... the elimination of operating funds, for those committees, the GOP abuses most.
Reduce all committee budgets by 35% overall, and eliminate specific funding that the GOP most often abuses.
Specific funding would include hiring outside 'advisory' groups, funding of travel and staffers that are not budgeted in the committees 2 yr term and prevent former lobbyists and contractor employees from staff positions. Require more academic credentials for all staff.
Eliminate staffers ability to work as lobbyists for a period of 15 years regardless for those working with nat'l security issues.
If they want the Congressional job, they give up all rights to work as a lobbyist or employed by a nat'l security contractor. Books can be written, after employment, no earlier than two Presidential terms from date of employment ending, to asure nat'l secuirty compliances.
Require all committee budgets to be separately approved by Congress with a veto proof majority in either House.
Setting this standard very high would create more thoughtful budgets and reduce potential abuses by any electeds. Congress would have to look at everything with a 'fine toothed comb, to make sure the political efforts have strictest oversight.
Just a few thoughts of mine, on changing procedural aspects of Congressional commitees, in an attempt to reduce the partisan nonsense the fringe love these days.
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