Truthout - Rep. Davis Threatens Subpoenas for WH re Katrina

[texpatriot2004]

Rep. Davis Threatens Subpoenas
By Patrick O'Connor
The Hill

Friday 11 November 2005

House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) yesterday threatened to subpoena three members of the Bush Cabinet and White House counsel Harriet Miers if they do not comply with document requests issued by his select committee on Hurricane Katrina response.

During a committee hearing yesterday, Davis decried the failure of White House officials to release e-mails and other communication records related to the hurricane and its aftermath. Davis set a hard deadline of Nov. 18 for all federal agencies to comply with his requests.

"If documents aren't produced by that date, I'm ready to proceed with subpoenas," Davis said.

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http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/111205Y.shtml

[Greeby]

1. Repub Committee Chairmen actually doing their jobs?

The sky is falling :wow:

[texpatriot2004]

2. How bizarre huh? Well, actually I will believe it after Nov. 18th nm

[Independent_Liberal]

3. Nov. 18 couldn't come soon enough!

Go Davis! Go!

:)

[Skink]

4. Hey Virginia is there really a Santa clause....

[Dunvegan]

9. Skink...that was just flawless...

Skink wrote:

"Hey Virginia is there really a Santa clause...."

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

[nickyt]

5. Enough is god damn enough. Git 'em, Tom. And make a big loud

stink if they don't comply. Friday - we'll be watching.

[applegrove]

6. This person will get re-elected. Why? Because they are dealing with

the truth and that is the only way to govern. Politics can be dirty but there is no way that governance is supposed to be.

[PDittie]

7. A Va. Republican

who's paying attention to the polls.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

8. The law just doesn't apply to this administration. nt.

[rodeodance]

10. Chertff is another Cheney--will not release till he has to.--then a drip

drip.

[rosesaylavee]

11. He's given them too much time to shred these docs -

or that's my fear.

[mom cat]

12. I still fear a whitewash. The bottom line is that the Republicam

administration AND legislature made severe cuts to the funding for Levee improvements, wetlands restoration and emergency preparedness. The fingers will ultimately have to point at themselves....my bet is on the snowball in hell.