Comments on: Committee Transcripts: Simple Transparency Reform http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/01/27/committee-transcripts-simple-transparency-reform/ Recommendations, Resources, and Reform Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:18:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: sonandar http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/01/27/committee-transcripts-simple-transparency-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-10 sonandar Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:52:07 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/01/27/committee-transcripts-simple-transparency-reform/#comment-10 I think that even better than that would be having mandatory online video feeds in (non closed-session) committee rooms. It should be relatively easy to do this--and much faster than transcripts because it will actually be real time. The videos could probably also be archived given the cheapness of HD space these days and in the forseable future. I think that even better than that would be having mandatory online video feeds in (non closed-session) committee rooms. It should be relatively easy to do this–and much faster than transcripts because it will actually be real time. The videos could probably also be archived given the cheapness of HD space these days and in the forseable future.

]]> By: Turk http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/01/27/committee-transcripts-simple-transparency-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Turk Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:32:08 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/01/27/committee-transcripts-simple-transparency-reform/#comment-7 Making committee votes more easily accesible would also be valuable. Much of the dirty work of Congress - through the votes special interests care about - is carried out in Committee. By the time legislation makes it to the floor, its often pretty inocuous. Drawing more attention to votes by legislators in committee would shine a light on who they're really voting for. Making committee votes more easily accesible would also be valuable. Much of the dirty work of Congress – through the votes special interests care about – is carried out in Committee. By the time legislation makes it to the floor, its often pretty inocuous.

Drawing more attention to votes by legislators in committee would shine a light on who they’re really voting for.

]]> By: John Wonderlich http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/01/27/committee-transcripts-simple-transparency-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-6 John Wonderlich Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:22:10 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/01/27/committee-transcripts-simple-transparency-reform/#comment-6 Some additional resources about committee transcripts can be found in the <a href="http://wiki.sunlightfoundation.com/index.php/Open_House_Project:_Links#Transcripts" rel="nofollow">links section</A> of the wiki page. Some additional resources about committee transcripts can be found in the links section of the wiki page.

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