Four House Committees Join Twitter
The House Committees on Science and Technology; Education and Labor; Transportation and Infrastructure; and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming have become the first four congressional committees to join the micro-blogging community Twitter, according to a Monday press release. The committees, like a growing number of individual members' offices, plan to use Twitter as a new tool to reach their audience and ensure transparency between the government and the public.
"I believe government works best when it is transparent and information is accessible to all. I want to ensure that the public can easily keep tabs on what the committee is working on," House Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon said. House Education and Labor Chairman George Miller added that like President Barack Obamaand House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, he believes greater government transparency is critical and will continue to use new media to open up his panel's work.
Some useful links:
http://twitter.com/SciTechCmte
http://twitter.com/edlabordems
http://twitter.com/HouseTransInf
http://twitter.com/MarkeyMemo
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