Pelosi Statement on House Filing Civil Lawsuit Against Bush Administration to Enforce Contempt Subpoenas

U.S. Newswire, March, 2008

To: POLITICAL EDITORS

Contact: Brendan Daly, or Nadeam Elshami, 1-202-226-7616, both of the Office of the Speaker of the House

WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives General Counsel filed a civil lawsuit this morning on behalf of the House Judiciary Committee to enforce subpoenas issued by the committee seeking information from the White House on the U.S. Attorney firings:

The House is taking action today to uphold the rule of law and to protect our Constitutional system of checks and balances. Congress, on behalf of the American people, is clearly entitled to the information that is being sought - it involves the politicization of the Justice Department...

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