[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9722]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              DEFENDING THE SPEAKER FROM FALSE ACCUSATIONS

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, the press has reached a new low in this 
country. I am appalled that ABC World News Tonight ran a false story 
claiming that our Speaker of the House, who is of the utmost integrity, 
is under investigation by the Justice Department.
  How convenient for them to mistakenly accuse the Speaker of the 
massive corruption that a Democrat Congressman is charged with, and 
then use the capabilities that only the mass media possesses to deliver 
that lie into the living rooms of every American.
  Let me read to you the Justice Department's press release issued 
yesterday. Here it is. Before ABC ran its blatantly false story, this 
press release did not mince words and said, ``Speaker Hastert is not 
under investigation by the Justice Department.''
  Enough said.

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