[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10998]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    REPUBLICANS UNDER INVESTIGATION

  (Mr. EMANUEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. EMANUEL. Madam Speaker, the list of Republicans under 
investigation or resigning in this administration in disgrace keeps 
growing. This morning, The Washington Post reported Julie A. MacDonald, 
the deputy assistant Secretary of the Interior Department, resigned, 
just as she was being investigated for changing scientific reports to 
protect the interests of oil and gas companies and real estate 
developers, all the people she was supposed to be actually holding 
accountable. I wish this was an isolated case in the Bush 
administration.
  This morning, The New York Times reported the Department of Commerce 
Inspector General faces three separate investigations in conduct of his 
office. Scott Block, the special counsel of the Justice Department, is 
being investigated for the management of his office. Lucita Doan at the 
GSA is being investigated for politicization of the office. Monica 
Goodling of the Justice Department resigned. Sue Ellen Wooldridge at 
Justice stepped down. Matteo Fontana at the Department of Education has 
stepped aside. David Safavian at OMB has been prosecuted. Stephen Giles 
at the Interior Department had to step down. All have had their conduct 
scrutinized while in their professional office.
  It is time, in fact, and justifies why this Congress is doing its job 
of oversight and accountability, and bringing people's professional 
conduct in order.

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