[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17531]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   WHY ARE REPUBLICANS NOT INVESTIGATING PLAME OUTING BY WHITE HOUSE 
                               OFFICIALS?

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, today, a grand jury continues to investigate 
into the leaking of an undercover agent's identity. Thank goodness a 
grand jury is taking this case seriously, since it does not appear that 
either the White House or House Republicans are interested in finding 
out who is responsible for leaking Valerie Plame's identity.
  Back in the 1990s, House Republicans loved ``Roving'' around in the 
White House's business. House Republicans took 140 hours of testimony 
to investigate whether the Clinton White House misused its holiday card 
database. They also once asked President Clinton to explain how the 
White House responded to letters sent to the President's cat, Socks.
  But now that we have an issue that is clearly begging for 
congressional oversight, House Republicans have been silent. They have 
not sent a single letter to the White House demanding answers. They 
have not held congressional hearings to investigate the impact such a 
leak could have on our ability to gather intelligence.
  The leaking of a CIA agent's identity is a serious breach of our 
national security, and something must be done about it.

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