Cliff Stearns: “we have had a task force investigation into the House Post Office scandal but since their report was issued it has been…”

“we have had a task force investigation into the House Post Office scandal but since their report was issued it has been established that witnesses did not tell the truth. We have also had the former House Postmaster plead guilty to embezzlement. How can the public renew their faith in Congress if we fail to investigate ourselves? Imagine you are a shareholder in a company that failed to investigate possible stealing by its employees. How would you feel? The public is already upset that we pass laws on them and then exempt ourselves from the full weight of those laws. How can we then refuse to comply with the House rules that dictate we investigate alleged wrongdoing among us? Some in this body are relying on the Justice Department to fulfill obligations that belong to us, Mr. Speaker. I urge my colleagues to cosponsor House Resolution 238, the Istook resolution to require the Ethics Committee to conduct an investigation into the House Post Office and to vote ``aye'' when the resolution comes up for a vote.”