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	Press Releases June 08, 2003   LIEBERMAN ASKS FOR DETAILS OF DELAY, OTHER CONTACTS WITH WHITE HOUSE ON TEXAS REDISTRICTING DISPUTE   WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., has sent the following letter to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card: June 8, 2003 Andrew H. Card Jr. Chief of Staff The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. Card: Thank you for your phone call Tuesday in response to my letter of May 27. In that call, you informed me that House Majority Leader Tom DeLay had spoken with both President Bush and White House adviser Karl Rove about the Texas redistricting dispute. I understood you to say that neither had contacted any federal agencies about the missing legislators as a result of their conversations with the Majority Leader. You further told me that you had asked others at the White House about this matter and found no inappropriate action had been taken. You also told me that you did not intend to respond to my letter in writing. I do not believe that is the appropriate way to proceed. In a matter of this significance, where questions have been raised about whether scarce homeland security resources were misused for political purposes, the public should not be forced to rely on private reassurances. I must therefore again respectfully seek answers in writing to the following questions: Was any White House officer or employee contacted by anyone seeking information about or federal assistance in Texas’ search for Democratic legislators? Did any White House officer or employee do anything in response to any such contact that occurred? Please include all contacts and actions, even those you do not believe to be inappropriate. For all contacts that occurred, please provide a list of the contacts, who participated in them, when they occurred, the nature of the discussions and what, if any, action was taken as a result of them. If any White House official or employee contacted other federal agencies or employees on this issue, please provide the same information about those contacts. Again, I appreciate your phone call and the information you provided. I hope you will go the next step and provide a written response to my request. Sincerely, Joseph I. Lieberman Ranking Member   ###   Printable Version   « previous Press Release next Press Release »   1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 June 2003 Press Releases May   |  July   --   2002   |  2004     June 30 - Lieberman, Cantwell Take Federal Energy Regulators to Task for Wall Street Phone Calls   June 29 - Lieberman Hails Independent Report on Homeland Security Funding for Confirming Bush Administration's Inadequate Commitment   June 27 - Lieberman Co-Sponsors Legislation to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King with Congressional Gold Medal   June 23 - Lieberman Investigation Leads to Over $50 million for California Ratepayers   June 17 - Lieberman Works for Cities and Counties, Hike in Homeland Security Funding   June 16 - Lieberman Praises Supreme Court Decision on Corporate Contributions   June 16 - Lieberman Says Homeland Security IG Report on Texas Flap is Inadequate   June 16 - Dodd, Lieberman Announce $24 Million for Connecticut First Responders, Critical Infrastructure   June 13 - Lieberman Requests Immediate Re-Evaluation of Department of Education Revisions   June 11 - Lieberman Joins in Introducing Domestic Partnership Benefits for Gay and Lesbian Federal Employees   June 11 - Dodd, Lieberman Announce $2 Million to Protect Connecticut Ports   June 9 - More Flaws Found in Bidding on Iraqi Reconstruction Contracts   June 8 current Press Release   June 5 - Lieberman Demands Explanation From Treasury For Suppressing Long-term Budget Analysis
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