Cover-Up Congress Refuses to Investigate Iraq War Abuses, Says Pelosi
U.S. Newswire, November, 2005
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi introduced a privileged resolution to demand that Republican Congressional leadership conduct a thorough investigation of abuses relating to the Iraq War. The resolution failed by a party line vote, 220 to191, when Republicans unanimously moved to table, or effectively kill, the resolution.
"A vote to table is a vote to cover-up," Pelosi said. "Congress has the responsibility to find out why so many things in Iraq have gone so terribly wrong. That is why I asked the House to investigate abuses relating to Iraq. Yet, Republicans again thwarted efforts to answer the questions of the American people. This Republican cover- up Congress refuses to live up to its oversight responsibility."...
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