Public Comment

Selection of the Speaker

Romila Khanna
Friday October 23, 2015 - 03:40:00 PM

It is very important for members of Congress to recognize that the speaker has a difficult job. A good speaker must have the capacity to unite its members behind legislation that will be good for the nation. But we have had a divided congress for the past many years and the speaker could not get the members of his own party to agree. It may be a lesson for the person will put on former speaker John Boehner's hat. 

In all this time money was spent on wild discussions and meaningless prolonged debates. It is normal to have differences of opinion, but politics is defined as the art of compromise. For some reason the unselfishness of compromise has vanished from Congress even if hardened positions have spread suffering over the land. The budget was not passed in time. The job market was crushed. Families lost jobs. Many became homeless. It is high time that members of the Congress choose someone who is wise, and can guide members towards healthy compromise for the sake of the nation.