THE NEW Democratic majority House gaveled in on Thursday with reform on its agenda — not so much of policy but of democracy itself. Admirably, the majority aims both to repair House rules and to improve the functioning of democratic institutions more broadly. House Democrats will release H.R. Other reforms were promoted by the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus, which conditioned its support of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on her support for some changes. Similarly, Rep. Tom Reed (N.Y.), a Republican problem-solver, faced backlash from his party after he pledged to vote for the Democratic rules package.

Source: Washington Post January 03, 2019 23:15 UTC