https://redstate.com/russvought/2010/12/30/house-rules-package-is-a-nice-first-step-to-control-spending/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 17 Jun 2026 05:39:12 -0400<![CDATA[Just before the holidays, House Republican leaders released their proposed “rules” package for the next Congress. It will be considered first on January 4th by House Republicans alone, and then thereafter by the full House of Representatives. Since the House is not a continuing body (like the Senate), it must adopt a new set of rules and procedures every two years when a new Congress is sworn in. Normally, they take the existing rules and make a few house-keeping tweaks. This time Republicans are attempting to write some real checks into their rules to help limit federal spending. I finally had a chance to read through the full package of reforms, and it does some nice things. Nothing groundbreaking, but some very important reforms nonetheless. Why is any of this important? As Rep. John Dingell once said, “If I let you write substance and you let me write procedure, I’ll screw you every time.” In short, procedure dictates policy.]]>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:05:37 -0500<![CDATA[Russ Vought]]>https://redstate.com/russvought/2010/12/30/house-rules-package-is-a-nice-first-step-to-control-spending-n37458