Date: 2005-11-01
Speaker: WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (democrat)
Chamber: H

And formation that comes from the White the culture that the gentleman is de- House. yet they continue to walk the scribing. he is absolutely right. It is plank for the administration and for not isolated. It is not like you can cor- their leadership. They do whatever don off this instance and say it was they are told. They never stray. juton offmthisinanle it was unusuaMr. RYAN of Ohio. If the gentlejust an anomaly. it was unusual.When woman will yield. Mr. Speaker. That is you have something that is essentially the poiiit I think that we have been your culture. like their culture of cor- tryin thik a t h e n ruptonit s wat dfins yu. istrying to make all night here. in our ruption. it is what defines -you. It is first hour and in this second hour. that what drives you every day. The culture this outfit who runs this Chamber and that you are raised in is your belief who runs the Senate and who runs the system. It is your traditions. It defines White House have over the past 11 almost everything about you. -years in the House. in the Senate on It is clear that up and down this ad- and off. and in the White House since ministration. up and down. this leader- the 2000 election. have consistently and ship. I wish it stopped just at the ad- constantly put the Republican Party ministration. but it flows all the way before the interests of the United down through this institution on their States of America. side and beyond. And we are in deep Ms.-WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Where trouble because this government is is their backbone? being run by people who live by a cul- Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Every single ture of corruption. time. Whether it was lying about the The gentleman from Ohio prescription drug bill and the amount talked earlier about the 14year covert it would cost. $400 billion. and then we CIA operative who talked about how found out months later it would be 500. treacherous it was and how they were 600 and then $700 billion. The war.. the being undermined by officials in their oil for reconstruction. the greeted as own government. Well. I want to go liberators. and all the nonsense we back to what Mr. Melman said in that heard. Then the whole CIA leak invesChris Matthews interview. Not just tigation. Every single instance. Tax what he said previously. but in that cuts for billionaires. cutting poverty same interview we talked about ear- programs and raising tuition and lier. Chris Matthews asked him if he health care on the middle class. Every thought that heads should roll. essen- single instance. tially. for that conduct. And what he Every single instance has put their said was: "I do not believe it would be party lefore the interests of the United hard for President Bush to ask that States of America so that they could person to walk the plank." go down the shakedown street and I do not see the plank. I have not raise money that the lobbyists will put seen Rove walk off of it. He is there in the Republican Party coffers and still. He is still the Deputy White just keep the game going. From here to House Chief of Staff with the highest shakedown street. shakedown street security clearance. with the.ability to into the Repul~lican coffers. and then assist the President in making the you get the legislation you want. And most important decisions that this not in one instance has it been in the country faces. best interest of the country.