In every session of Congress there are a plethora of bills which are submitted to various committees where their fate is determined by our elected representatives. Many bills are quietly killed in committee, some are incorporated into other seemingly unrelated legislation and a lucky few are passed out of committee and eventually brought to the floor.One bill which is destined to die a quick death in committee is H.R. 6134 . Congressman Mike Coffman (R-CO) introduced his bill by stating that. "Currently, at least 24 states, and nearly three quarters of a million workers, are undertaking a budget-cutting maneuver that I believe we should institute at the federal level; short term employee furloughs. These states, across the nation, along with city and county government counterparts, recognize that occasional worker furloughs are necessary to cut budgets and hold down spending. It also has the benefit of ensuring that federal workers are not sheltered from the realities of life in...(Read Full Post)