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“POLITICAL CRONIES IGNORE THE LAW TO INCREASE REPUBLICAN POWER IN WASHINGTON” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H11226 on Dec. 8, 2005.
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POLITICAL CRONIES IGNORE THE LAW TO INCREASE REPUBLICAN POWER IN
WASHINGTON
(Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, the Bush administration is scaling new heights in political cronyism. Not long ago, America cringed watching on TV as a presidential buddy could only manage to create a disaster, not respond to one in the Gulf Coast. But now we are finding out that political cronies ignored the voting rights of African Americans and Hispanic Americans in Texas.
The Washington Post uncovered a 73-page report that says that the Texas redistricting plan illegally diluted black and Hispanic voting in two of the State's congressional districts. The report received the unanimous support of eight Justice Department career employees, but the Republican political cronies ignored it.
One Justice Department attorney told the Post it was ``highly unusual'' for political appointees to overrule the unanimous findings such as this. But this is business as usual for the President's political appointees. Just ask the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and now Texas.
It is time for the Republican cronies to go and let the people's votes count.
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