With regard to the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee, which has been dealing with issues related to the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, Izumi, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, expressed his intention to request witnesses to be subpoenaed if the committee is not held in public.
The House of Representatives Committee on Political Ethics is expected to be held on the 28th and 29th with former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno and five other members in attendance, and all five have requested that the meeting be held behind closed doors as in principle.
Regarding this, Representative Izumi of the Constitutional Democratic Party told reporters in Shinkamigoto Town, Nagasaki Prefecture, ``I would like to once again appeal to the Liberal Democratic Party to make this public.If it is not public, we will not know whether or not they are telling the truth, and we will uncover the truth.'' It will not become.”
He went on to say, ``If the truth is not revealed, political reforms will not be possible in the future.If we cannot make it public, I would like to seek an explanation through other means, including subpoenaing witnesses.''
On the other hand, regarding the budget bill for the new fiscal year, the ruling party is aiming to have it passed by the House of Representatives by March 2nd, when it is certain that it will be enacted within the fiscal year. "It's not enough. We need deep discussions on the support system to counter the declining birthrate and the recovery from the Noto Peninsula earthquake, so it will be difficult for the bill to pass on the 2nd of next month."