Original sentence: Republican Speaker Hastert also demanded a criminal investigation by writing the Attorney General asking for a full investigation both into Foley's actions and into the possibility that earlier clues were not properly acted upon by Congressional officials, representatives, the media, and the FBI.They voted unanimously with House Democrats to refer the matter to the Ethics Committee for investigation.When the extent of Foley's action was discovered, members of Foley's party strongly condemned his actions
Edited sentence: " According to the president of the Page Alumni Association, in 2001 a Republican staff member warned pages to be cautious of Foley.According to the New York Times, "Top House Republicans knew for months about e-mail traffic between Representative Mark Foley and a former teenage page, but kept the matter secret and allowed Mr.After blocking a motion to investigate the Republican leadership response and the time they found out about Foley's contacts with youths, they proposed and voted unanimously (supported unanimously by Democrats) to refer the issue for an Ethics Committee investigation.After the matter became public, members of Foley's party condemned his actions.Foley to remain head of a Congressional caucus on children’s issues.No formal action was taken regarding Foley by the Republican leadership prior to the public news reports in September 2006.They have also called for a criminal investigation to be launched and the Department of Justice investigation was launched after Hastert wrote the Attorney General asking for a full investigation both into Foley's actions and into the possibility that earlier clues were not properly acted upon by Congressional officials, representatives, the media, and the FBI