http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/rep-carolyn-maloney-sponsors-bills-article-1.1971926
According to records, Carolyn Maloney has backed more bills during her 21 years in Congress than any other member of the House of Representatives. She filed a whopping 618 bills since first taking office in 1993 and claims that huger number proves that she and her staff work hard. However, only 11 of those bills have been enacted into laws. Her opponent, Nick Di Iorio used this statistic against her, calling her ineffective in congress. However, the 11 bills that did get passed were, in fact, pretty significant and put her above the average House member.
I think this goes to show that it's about quality, not quantity. Carolyn Maloney seems to be working very hard in Congress and although only 1.78% of the bills she sponsored were passed, she is showing that she cares enough about the people she represents to be extremely active in her role as a member of the House of Representatives.
We need more representatives like her. She keeps bringing up issues and backing bills so these issues can potentially be fixed. How can you call her an ineffective congresswoman when shes statistically better than an average member of congress?
ReplyDeleteIts good to see a politician pumping out new ideas and bills. A lot of them wait for someone else to come up with an idea and then they vote on it. It is true that the significance of the bill you passed matters. The more significant the more time consuming and the bigger impact on everyone's life.
ReplyDeleteI like to see members like these who work as hard as they can to get their ideas passed. They remind me of someone who is really working for the people and working to pass bills that actually reflect a change. While I do believe there should be a barrier considering the amount of bills allowed to be passed, I think Maloney's 11 bills should be praised instead of argued against. Look upon what was passed and how it got to be passed rather than what was attempted. However, even if you look in this perspective, you can see that she worked hard to drill out 618 bills with her staff.
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