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“PMA SCANDAL” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3532 on March 18, 2009.
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PMA SCANDAL
(Mr. FLAKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, later today or tomorrow, the House will be voting again on a privileged resolution to look into the matter of the PMA scandal. There is an outside investigation by the Department of Justice into PMA, a powerhouse lobbying firm that will close its doors at the end of the month because of suspect contributions to Members of Congress, Members of Congress who secured no-bid contracts on behalf of that firm.
Mr. Speaker, several years ago we had the Jack Abramoff scandal. The leadership at that time was slow to recognize that scandal, and it kept spreading until it got worse and did damage to the reputation of this body. Let's not make that same mistake today. This scandal promises to be far larger if we let it go. So let's have the investigation go on by the Ethics Committee. We have an obligation to uphold the dignity and decorum of this body and we are not exercising it yet.
I urge a vote not to table the resolution, and let the Ethics Committee investigate this scandal.
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