#EMind: Edwards Statement on Republican's Partisan Decision to Hold Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress

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June 28, 2012

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Edwards Statement on Republican's Partisan Decision to Hold Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (MD-4) released this statement today following the House Republican majority's decision to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress.

"The decision by House Republicans to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress is unsubstantiated, unprecedented, and disgraceful. The fact that Republicans have moved the goalposts and balked at reasonable compromises proposed by the Department of Justice and the Administration is proof that this is a purely political ploy. It is hardly surprising that House Republicans would attempt to score political points over passing sound public policy, but this takes even their Conference into dangerous, unchartered territory. I am confident that the American people would prefer we focus on the real challenges facing our country, instead of political games bent on embarrassing Attorney General Holder and the Administration. In disrespecting the President, these unprecedented actions today demean the authority and integrity of the House, and that is a shame for all of us."

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