Posted on 05/12/2009 5:53:07 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Hoyer wants Pelosi facts out By Jared Allen and Mike Soraghan Posted: 05/12/09 07:53 PM [ET]
The No. 2 Democrat in the House on Tuesday said Americans should be provided answers on what Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew about interrogations of suspected terrorists and when she knew about it.
But he also indicated that those answers might give the embattled Speaker political cover.
“I think the facts need to get out,” Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters on Tuesday when asked about calls from both sides of the aisle for congressional investigations into the formulation of the so-called torture memos.
The Pelosi interrogation controversy has become a major distraction as the White House and congressional Democrats are seeking to move their top agenda items, most notably healthcare reform and climate change legislation. It is likely that Pelosi (D-Calif.) will be grilled about interrogations at her weekly press conference on Thursday.
Hoyer accused Republicans of creating a diversion by focusing on what information leading Democrats received about interrogation techniques. But he is now the highest-ranking Democrat to say that such information should be made public.
“I think the Republicans are simply trying to distract the American public with who knew what when,” Hoyer said. “The issue is not what was said or what was known; the focus ought to be on what was done.
“But I think, frankly,” the majority leader added, “the information about what was said and when it was said and who said it — I think that probably ought to be on the record, as well, so the American public knows that rather than what I think is somewhat of a distraction rather than a substantive debate.”
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Are you certain she breathes air?
Maybe she's a Pod Person.
I heard that Pelosi had been drinking a lot of iced tea and had to go to the bathroom and missed crucial parts of the briefings.....
Precisely! Sleight of hand. Don't look over there, look over here.
In this climate we need to be constantly watching the folks spending our money.
Granted, I'd like to see Pelosi brought down a notch or two by this. Ain't gonna happen. Look hard where they don't want you to look.
It’s always fun when Baltimore (Pelosi) takes on Prince George’s County (Hoyer) to see who’s the most corrupt in the state.
“You don’t think......naw.....he couldn’t.....he just couldn’t be thinking he might have a chance??? Throw Nancy under the bus and take over as top boss of the organization???.....naw....no way!!!”
Someone got the CIA to release those records. Now who could that be?
I thought Gay Bay elected her?????
Let the record read: "Queen Nancy lied."
Nancy is sounding more and more like Democrat presidential candidate material.
Interesting that both are longtime Maryland people, Nancy being the idiot daughter of old Tommy D'Allesandro of "Bawlemer"
What did Nancy D’Alessandro know, and when did she know it? Go, Steny! (Never thought I’d say THAT one!)
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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