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Dreier to Serve on GOP Majority Transition Team

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman David Dreier (R-CA) was named today as a member of the GOP Majority Transition Team, a 22-member group that will work to ensure a seamless transition to the new Republican Majority in the 112th Congress.  The Transition Team, which is chaired by Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR), will be tasked with implementing reforms to Congress, as outlined in the Pledge to America, so that it is more transparent, cost-effective, and accountable to the American people. 

“The American people expect us to get to work immediately and we intend to do so,” Dreier said.  “The Transition Team will be looking for ways to reform the way we conduct the people’s business so that they have faith their voices are being heard.  That means the next Congress will be different than any Congress before it.  The House must be re-established as an institution that is guided by genuine debate and accountability.  To this end, we will reform the process so that legislation considered in the next Congress reflects the people’s desire to reduce the size and scope of the federal government.  I look forward to working with my colleagues, old and new, on this important and historic transition.”

“David Dreier’s deep understanding of the way the House functions, and more importantly the way it’s failed to function recently, will be indispensible as we seek to shake up Congress,” Congressman Walden said.  “He is a leader of our team and this transition process would not be capable without his wisdom. I greatly appreciate his willingness to serve.”

The Pledge to America sets forth a plan to reform Congress and, in doing so, begin restoring the public trust.  These reforms include:

• A requirement that legislation be available for 3 days before a vote so that members of Congress and the American people can read it.
• A requirement that all bills include a citation of constitutional authority so that Congress respects the limits imposed on it by our founding document.
• Changes to House Rules to make it harder to increase and easier to reduce spending that that a new era of fiscal responsibility can begin in Washington.
• An end to the practice of passing “comprehensive” or “omnibus” bills that package unrelated legislation in an effort to avoid public scrutiny.

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