Cantor: No investigation on Pelosi's CIA claim

Statement on Democrats Refusal to Investigate CIA Allegations by Speaker, 6/16/2009 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) issued the following statement after Democrats blocked a resolution offered by Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) to create a four member bi-partisan panel to examine allegations made by the Speaker of the House accusing intelligence professionals of deliberately lying to Congress. ∴ Allegations that intelligence professionals consistently lied to members of Congress is extremely serious, especially when they are made by the Speaker of the House. ∴ “Perhaps it is telling that Democrats do not wish to determine whether Speaker Pelosi’s troubling allegation that the CIA lied to Congress is accurate. Speaker Pelosi has failed to make any effort to offer evidence that substantiates her accusations, and a complete and thorough investigation would not only offer that opportunity, but finally provide the American people with the truth.”