Sunset Commission Update
by Guest Blogger, 6/29/2006
Here's another look at the negotiations in the House and the plans for getting a sunset commission package out quickly:
Boehner met June 22 with Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) and Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) to craft a compromise between their bills that adopt different mechanisms for sunsetting agency programs. Congressional sources say the GOP goal is to introduce a compromise bill after the July 4 recess.
“Negotiations are ongoing but at some point the leadership is going to step in and decide which way we’re going to go on this in July,” according to a Republican staffer.
So even if the ardor for sunsets has cooled a bit in the Senate, we still need your help to stop this threat in the House and prevent any attempts to force a bill all the way through.
