[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 15926-15927]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               KARL ROVE

  (Mr. HENSARLING asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, the Democrats' witch-hunt of the week is 
aimed at my friend Karl Rove. I have had the pleasure of knowing Karl 
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over 20 years. I believe he is a man of honesty and integrity who loves 
his country and serves it well. He was also a key player in the 
President's reelection and clearly Democrats want revenge.
  Based solely upon their partisan interpretation of selected press 
reports, some Democrats are now calling for his resignation. Mr. 
Speaker, if trial by headline is the standard in the Nation's capital, 
I have some other headlines I would be happy to share, and we know that 
they suggest that some Democrats may have been involved in illegal 
activities. Yet I do not hear my Democrat colleagues calling for their 
resignations.
  Let us abide by the American standard that all are innocent until 
proven guilty. Democrats should end their trial by headline, their 
character assassination, and their constant Bush bashing. Instead, I 
hope that they will choose to work with Republicans on a bipartisan 
basis to save Social Security, win the war on terror, and create more 
jobs for American workers.

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