Obama Statement on Rep. Mark Foley Resignation
Monday, October 2, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Obama Contact: Robert Gibbs or Tommy Vietor, (202) 228-5511
Date: October 2, 2006
Obama Statement on Rep. Mark Foley Resignation
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today released the following statement on the resignation of Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL):
"These revelations are shocking and abhorrent. Congress has a duty to protect the young students who work on Capitol Hill, and these serious allegations of misconduct should have been fully investigated the minute they were discovered months ago."