Pelosi: 'Court Ruling a Great Victory for the American People, the Rule of Law and...

Pelosi: 'Court Ruling a Great Victory for the American People, the Rule of Law
and Balance of Power'

WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released
the following statement today on the decision by U.S. District Court Judge
John Bates to uphold congressional subpoenas in the contempt of Congress
citations against former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and current White
House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten:

"As public officials, we take an oath of office to uphold the Constitution
seriously and today's landmark ruling by the U.S. District Court is a great
victory for the American people, the rule of law and balance of power. We
must restore our nation's fundamental system of checks and balances, and
today's ruling begins to restore that balance.

"As I told the House of Representatives in February when we passed the
resolution authorizing this court case, congressional oversight is an
institutional obligation to ensure against abuse of power. And when there are
credible allegations that law enforcement has been politicized, the need for
congressional oversight is at its greatest.

"This decision should send a clear signal to the Bush Administration that it
must cooperate fully with Congress and that former Administration officials
Harriet Miers and Karl Rove must testify before Congress."

SOURCE Office of the Speaker of the House

Brendan Daly or Nadeam Elshami, +1-202-226-7616, both of the Office of the
Speaker of the House