Yesterday evening, I had the opportunity to host a Special Order on the House floor about health care and jobs. A special order speech allows Members of the House of Representatives to speak on any topic they wish, for up to one hour. These events often occur at the end of a day’s legislative work.
Like many of you, I have been disappointed in the lack of openness and transparency during the recent health care debate. As many of you are aware, C-SPAN has requested that their cameras be allowed to cover these critical negotiations, unfortunately the only word they've heard was: NO. In my opening remarks, I made reference to three specific days. These dates are significant because they are historical references to when Congress last made major changes to health care policy and when members of both sides of the aisle, from both the House and Senate sat down to iron out differences in the bills passed by each body. Fortunately for transparency and democracy, C-SPAN's cameras were there. If you are interested in viewing these videos, you may access them by clicking here, here or here.
If you were unable to watch the Special Order live, visit my YouTube page to view a recording of my remarks on the House floor.
About Me
- Rep. Randy Neugebauer
- Randy Neugebauer represents the 19th District of Texas, which stretches across 27 counties and includes the cities of Abilene, Big Spring, and Lubbock. He is now in his fourth term in U.S. House of Representatives after first taking office on June 5, 2003.
