It’s just a matter of principle, Campbell said during his remarks on the House floor.
He pointed to what he called a loss of a sense of equity and fairness in the House.
“It seems like if a school is represented by someone from the minority party, they don’t get a recognition, whereas if perhaps if they are from the majority, they do,” Campbell said. “It seems like there are different thresholds, different standards, different ways that things happen in this House rather than simple equity and fairness.”
Campbell encouraged his colleagues to oppose the resolution to send a message that “process matters.”
“Little things like this aren’t nearly as important as big things, like the government-run health-care bill that we’re doing this week,” Campbell said.
“But the fact is … that this little bit is endemic of what is going on in the bigger bills in this House, in the way it operates and has, unfortunately, in this Congress.”
Campbell also took his turn at the podium to point out that the Maryland squad had the lowest graduation rate of any of the 65 teams participating in this year’s NCAA Tournament — 8%.
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Hoyer’s resolution passed, 279-132, Wednesday.
CURRY TO TAKE TIME TO CHAT WITH RESIDENTS
Newport Beach Mayor Keith Curry will take time to chat one on one with residents Saturday as part of a new city program to encourage citizens to express their opinions on city government in a casual environment.
Residents can pull up a chair and visit with Curry between 9 and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Coast Community Center at 6401 San Joaquin Hills Road.
Curry will hold what the city has termed “office hours” one Saturday each month through October as part of the new initiative.
