Kirk Watson: “Today is the first good day that Grandma Millie has had in a long time. Disgraced former Enron chairman Ken Lay has…”

“Today is the first good day that Grandma Millie has had in a long time. Disgraced former Enron chairman Ken Lay has surrendered to the authorities. This is an important milestone. Many Americans, including myself, worried that Lay's close ties to President Bush would permit him to go free. I am heartened that it appears those fears have been proven wrong. But while Lay's arrest is an important step on the road to justice, justice will not be complete until the victims of Enron's crimes get back the money that Lay and his cronies stole from them. The full scale of Enron's greed is laid bare on recently released tapes, where Enron traders openly crow about stealing millions of dollars each day from Grandma Millie. What a shame. My congressional district in Los Angeles is full of Grandma Millies, hard-working homeowners who pay their bills on time and in full. They deserve better than this. I call upon all of us to join to force Ken Lay and his friends to repay the total amount of stolen money.”