[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7906]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I am a strong advocate for the First 
Amendment and for the freedom of the press. I believe that there is no 
question of the sanctity of that provision, even to the extent of being 
a strong supporter of the SHIELD Act so many years ago, and now joining 
my colleagues, Congressmen Ted Poe and John Conyers and others, on 
legislation to provide that armor.
  But I will not stand by while malicious and unsubstantiated attacks 
go against a very fine and outstanding public servant, and that is the 
Attorney General of the United States of America, Eric Holder. I was in 
the Judiciary Committee when he was asked a question about whether or 
not he had prosecuted or intended to prosecute anyone in the press. And 
his words were very clear:

       We have a long way to go to prosecute the press. You've got 
     to go a long way. With regard to the potential prosecution of 
     the press for the disclosure of material, that is not 
     something I have been involved in or heard of or would think 
     would be wise to do.

  That is what Holder said in the hearing. Holder did not have anything 
to do with prosecuting anyone, and that particular affidavit or 
subpoena was in 2010. The Justice Department has not charged or 
prosecuted anybody in the press. Stop the malicious attacks on Eric 
Holder and the President of the United States of America. Enough is 
enough.

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