Hill watchers, oversight wonks and good-governance types descended on a Rayburn House Office Building hearing room Wednesday with a wish list of spending items for the legislative branch.
It was the first public witness day for the House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee in years, and they came bearing a variety of proposals to make Congress stronger, from investing in modernization, to stepping up transparency, to maintaining a Library of Congress program for the blind.
“The subcommittee needs to hear the concerns of our constituencies, and members of the public before us will provide that kind of input,” said Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ranking member of the subcommittee.
