Political Quotes

“there has been a lot of heated rhetoric and partisanship in this case, as it has progressed. I think it is important that we step back and focus on the case, examine the specific charges contained in the statement of alleged violations. The first charge is that the Speaker should have sought legal advice in his dealings with 501(c)3 organizations. The second is that he gave inaccurate information to the Select Committee on Ethics. Those are the charges; no more, no less. I turn to the Speaker's response to these charges. He accepted the subcommittee's findings. He acknowledged that he should have consulted a lawyer, and that some of the information he gave was incorrect. Since the Speaker has accepted the alleged violations, it was the job of the full committee to determine an appropriate sanction. While the committee attempted to work through this process there was all kinds of rhetoric flying, from all sides, of those not involved in the process. Some called for the expulsion of the Speaker, and may still do that, while others called for a letter of reproval or even less. That may happen also. In the end, the special counsel submitted his report to the full committee, and the committee supported and voted out an unprecedented sanction, since there is no evidence that the Speaker engaged in misconduct that resulted in personal financial gain to him.”