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Bob Menendez: the grand jury in Orange County, with all of the available facts and documents and information at their disposal, did…

On the recordJanuary 28, 1998
the grand jury in Orange County, with all of the available facts and documents and information at their disposal, did not find probable cause to issue even a single criminal indictment concerning voter fraud in Loretta Sanchez's victory. The Republican California Secretary of state, who well over a year ago certified Loretta Sanchez the winner after a painstaking recount, concluded in December that no new evidence warranted changing that result. In fact, listen to what Secretary Jones had to say about the so-called evidence the Republicans sent to him, and I quote, ``We don't know if they are illegal or not because we don't know the status of the individuals on the list or how the list was put together. I can't vouch for the list.'' Let me repeat that, ``I can't vouch for the list.'' Mr. Speaker, that is what we Democrats have been saying all along. This so-called evidence is useless and worthless and nothing more than an attack on Hispanic voters in the Nation. It is time to end this investigation and the enormous amount of taxpayer dollars spent.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Addressing allegations of voter fraud in Loretta Sanchez's election victory.

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