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09-29-2008, 02:20 PM
Deputy Pelegrin Castillo says that President Leonel Fernandez's proposal to increase the number of deputies to 250 members is tantamount to annulling Congress. He said that the larger the Congress is, the less influence it has. The president of the Chamber of Deputies had proposed reducing the number of legislators to 120 members, down from the present 148. Congress in the DR has one of the highest legislator-to-voter ratios in the world. Castillo said that the proposal to increase the number to 250 did not come from within the Congress or from the work of the national group of advisors that made recommendations.
Castillo defended the role of Congress. He said that in these times of globalization, Congress has a role to play in monitoring government. He said that the commission of experts that drew up the constitutional reform proposal made several recommendations that were not taken into consideration by the President. He said he would try to reintroduce these in the debate. Castillo was interviewed on the El Dia program by Huchi Lora. He said that constitutional reform should focus on establishing the basis for an efficient state that can prepare the DR to confront present and future challenges.
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Castillo defended the role of Congress. He said that in these times of globalization, Congress has a role to play in monitoring government. He said that the commission of experts that drew up the constitutional reform proposal made several recommendations that were not taken into consideration by the President. He said he would try to reintroduce these in the debate. Castillo was interviewed on the El Dia program by Huchi Lora. He said that constitutional reform should focus on establishing the basis for an efficient state that can prepare the DR to confront present and future challenges.
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