[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 84 (Wednesday, June 22, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H4902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RONNIE EARLE AND ETHICS

  (Mr. McHENRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I may be new to Washington politics. I may 
be new to this partisan game played here. But it appears to me there is 
more politics masquerading in legalese and ethics today.
  The coordinated attack strategy by the Democrat leadership against 
our Republican leadership has been shown for what it is, once again. It 
is a political side show with partisanship as its base that is 
attempting to assassinate our good leaders' on the Republican side 
rights.
  Yesterday's National Review reports that Ronnie Earle, the Texas 
prosecutor who is the designated hit man for the Democrats, has been 
indicting several companies over alleged campaign finance violations. 
But he dropped those charges when they would pay and make contributions 
to his pet projects, his pet causes. An end for those charges, those 
contributions, have been made. Dollars for dismissal, Mr. Speaker. Pay 
off the left-wing prosecutor with big donations to pretty pink 
projects, and they might get off the hook.
  It turns out that the prosecutor has also been on a witch hunt 
against our leadership, and he has, in fact, appeared at Democrat 
fundraisers to brag about. It is more Democrat side show politics, and 
that is what this is all about.

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