Congressman Cohen Renews Call for Charges of Contempt Against Rove, Miers

“We need to have a contempt charge brought,” said CongressmanCohen on the floor of the House. “We need to have them be punished for theircontempt for this Congress, which is, in essence, contempt of the Americanpeople and contempt of the Constitution, and of all things good that theAmerican people stand for.”

Congressman Cohen has been pressing for the Congress to actsince Miers and former White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten refused to showup for a July 12 hearing, citing executive privilege. Karl Rove had previouslyignored subpoenas to testify in the House. The Judiciary Committee quicklyapproved a contempt measure against them, but it has not yet come to the Housefloor for a full vote.

“The fact of the matter is that we should have done this along time ago,” Congressman Cohen later explained. “To ignore a Congressional subpoena is justthe height of disdain towards the people’s chamber, and yet another example ofthe hubris of the Bush administration. The last time I checked, theConstitution of the UnitedStates determined the law in this country,not George W. Bush; and Harriet Miers and Karl Rove broke the law. I’m going to make sure that they face thesame consequences that any other American would face.”

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