[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15630]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               KARL ROVE

  (Mr. WAXMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to talk about the disgraceful 
revelation that Karl Rove and people in the White House may have been 
involved in outing a CIA agent. How serious is this matter? I refer 
people to the quote of President George H.W. Bush. He said: ``I have 
nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by 
exposing the name of our sources. They are, in my view, the most 
insidious of traitors.'' What did this President Bush say? He said he 
would fire anybody who might have been involved in doing such a thing.
  Now what we are hearing is that the evidence is mounting that Karl 
Rove and others in the White House may have been involved in using 
classified information as part of a conspiracy for political purposes, 
jeopardizing our national security. It is imperative that we know the 
facts. And how do we get to the facts? Not just wait for a special 
prosecutor, but Congress has the responsibility to hold hearings. Let 
us bring Rove here, put him under oath, and let him tell us what he has 
to say.

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