Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, for over 2 years I served on the investigative committee that reviewed allegations and evidence involving Mr. Rangel, and we found substantial reason to believe, which is what our threshold was, that violations occurred. Because the facts of this matter are not disputed, I will not comment on the evidence. But I will, however, comment on the length of the investigation and particularly a statement made by Mr. Rangel regarding the confidential work of the investigative committee. First, on the length of the investigation. Chairman Green and I, when I was the ranking member of the subcommittee, had every intention of completing the investigation before the conclusion of the 110th Congress, but events intervened. In September 2008, Mr. Rangel publicly pledged that he would release in a timely manner a forensic analysis of 20 years of his tax returns and financial disclosures. However, we did not receive the report until May of 2009, 8 months later. Then, in December 2008, serious new allegations involving Nabors Industries resulted in the committee's unanimous decision to expand its jurisdiction.”