Snow blasts ‘pathetic’ House panel move (contempt citation) [View All]

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/snow-blasts-pathetic-house-panel-move-2007-07-25.html

Snow blasts ‘pathetic’ House panel move
By Klaus Marre
July 25, 2007

White House spokesman Tony Snow strongly criticized congressional Democrats Wednesday, calling the House Judiciary Committee’s move to advance a contempt of Congress citation against two White House staffers “pathetic.”

The panel voted along party lines to bring the citation against former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and President Bush’s chief of staff, Josh Bolten, to the full House. Democrats say the move is warranted because Bolten and Miers ignored congressional subpoenas.

The vote drew a harsh rebuke from Snow, who told reporters that the partisanship in Congress “quite often boils down to insults, insinuations, inquisitions and investigations.”

The White House maintains that the Bush administration has bent over backwards to satisfy the demands of Democratic investigators.

“This White House remains committed to the principle that we are willing to accommodate members of Congress,” Snow said. “They have legitimate oversight interests, and we have made available any individuals and any facts that would be necessary for them to conduct their deliberations.”

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