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Defending the Speaker from False Accusations

Date: May 25, 2006
Location: Washington, DC


DEFENDING THE SPEAKER FROM FALSE ACCUSATIONS

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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