Xavier Becerra: “I hope this is well-reported, because it is time for the voters in Orange County to know what evidence there is that…”

“I hope this is well-reported, because it is time for the voters in Orange County to know what evidence there is that their Congresswoman, Loretta Sanchez, did not really win this election. Unfortunately, in the hour or so that I have been listening to this debate, I must tell the voters that I have yet to hear one shred of evidence that Loretta Sanchez did not win the votes of the majority of the people in Orange County. What I have heard is that we want to move this forward and apparently now the majority, which has for 11 months and after hundreds of thousands of dollars investigated this matter, now wants to move this over to the Secretary of State to do what we can do. Well, you have had 11 months, hundreds of thousands of dollars, you have put at stake the representation of the 46th Congressional District and Loretta Sanchez's ability to represent. You have put in an indicted stage the votes of thousands of voters in Orange County. You have run this game, you have taken the ball, and now you want to punt. You are saying, this political football has been too much, let us send it to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State cannot do anything more than you have already done. They can only look at the same names, same numbers, same addresses and tell us what you can tell us. It is our duty. Do not punt.”