[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 58 (Thursday, April 22, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2822]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
INVESTIGATE GOLDMAN SACHS
(Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, this week the Securities and Exchange
Commission alleges, in a rather unusually constructed civil case,
Goldman Sachs committed fraud. But there is growing concern that
evidence presented in this case could be excluded from any subsequent
criminal case that might be filed by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Thus, I invite my colleagues to join me and several dozen Members in
signing onto a letter to Attorney General Holder asking him to
investigate Goldman Sachs and other related cases to ferret out and
fight fraud in our financial system. Legal maneuvering to thwart
justice should not be allowed through those who harmed our Republic so
maliciously.
In addition, I urge my colleagues to sign onto H.R. 3995, which
enhances the FBI's, SEC's, and Department of Justice's capabilities to
investigate and prosecute fraud and other financial crimes. Our
citizens demand justice. Those who committed financial crimes must be
brought to justice. Our letter and H.R. 3995 lead exactly in that
direction.
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