[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15753]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        VALERIE PLAME'S IDENTITY

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, when news broke early this week that Karl 
Rove was involved in the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame, it was 
clear that either Karl Rove had been withholding his involvement from 
the White House, or that the White House knew of his involvement and 
falsely allowed the public to believe he had no role in the scandal.
  This Congress should be outraged by Mr. Rove's involvement and should 
be demanding answers from both him and the White House. I would like to 
know when exactly, if ever, President Bush was told of Mr. Rove's 
involvement. If the President did indeed know, that means that the 
White House is involved in a coverup which should be investigated by 
this House.
  Mr. Rove's actions are a major abuse of power. Valerie Plame was a 
covert CIA agent stationed in many hot spots around the world. When 
someone in the White House decided to leak her name to reporters, they 
were not only jeopardizing Plame's life, but also the lives of other 
covert agents she has been in contact with.
  Mr. Speaker, House Republicans should be concerned about whether or 
not this White House has been spreading this information. The only way 
we can get answers is by conducting a congressional investigation. It 
is time that this Congress do its job.

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