“The position of Comptroller General is too important a position to rush through a lame-duck session of Congress, especially when doing so requires bypassing the law’s requirement that a bipartisan congressional commission recommend well-vetted candidates,” said Daniel Schuman, Executive Director of the American Governance Institute. “After failing to convene the statutorily-required commission for almost a year, HSGAC Chairman Rand Paul should work to protect Congress’s independent watchdog, not engage in an end run that undermines its credibility.”