Pelosi: Time to Question GOP Leaders 'Under Oath' about Foley E-mails

You can read below what House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said after new developments about which GOP leaders knew what and when over electronic messages allegedly sent by U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., to teenage former congressional pages.

Pelosi's comments came 10/4 after reading claims by Kirk Fordham, a former chief of staff to Foley and recently chief of staff to Rep. Thomas Reynolds, R-N.Y., the House GOP campaign chief. Fordham, who resigned Wednesday, told the Associated Press that he warned House Speaker Dennis Hastert's aides more than three years ago that Foley's behavior toward pages was troublesome.
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Statement from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-US Newswire/ -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on news reports that Speaker Dennis Hastert's office was told two years ago about former Republican Congressman Mark Foley's repugnant behavior by Kirk Fordham, Congressman Tom Reynolds' former Chief of Staff, who resigned today:

"Mr. Fordham's statement is even more evidence that Republican Leaders chose to put partisan politics above protecting the children in their trust.

"Conflicting stories between Republican leadership and Republican staff about their cover up of Mark Foley's abhorrent behavior underscore the urgency for the Republican leadership to be immediately questioned under oath by the Ethics Committee.

"Today's revelation begs the questions: Why did Speaker Hastert, Congressman Reynolds and other Republican Leaders continue to support Mark Foley after they knew about his horrific behavior? And why did Republican Leaders enlist Mark Foley's support in Republican efforts to stay in power?

"The children, their parents, the public, and our colleagues deserve answers and those who covered up Mark Foley's behavior must be held accountable."