Source: http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/11/04/pelosi-addresses-e-parliament-conference/ , by John Wonderlich , Tags: eparl, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi
Speaker
Pelosi yesterday spoke on a panel to kick off the World eParliament Conference 2009, in the US House of Representatives.
Her prepared
remarks are available here, and include the following:
“In the
history of American democracy, there was a time when a message could travel
only as fast as a horse could gallop or a ship could sail. Today, a message
from the American people to their representatives in Congress travels as fast
as a citizen can twitter, blog, or post to Facebook…
Led by the innovation and enthusiasm of young people, Americans and Members of Congress are holding a running conversation – in real time. There is no greater tool to increase transparency than the internet. Now, Americans can watch committee hearings, check votes, read bills, and review financial disclosures–all online. Next month, they will be able to see exactly how Members of Congress are spending their office funds, and at the start of next year, they will be able to watch and search our House floor proceedings in real time …
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