MEDIA ALERT

National Impeachment Network



A spokesperson for a National Impeachment Network (NIN) lobbying delegation, which has been meeting with Congress members in Washington DC this week, said “There is clear evidence that the mood of Congress has shifted. Impeachment hearings could start

this month.



It appears that hearings will likely focus on impeachable offenses not requiring testimony and lengthy investigations because evidence is on the public record — the administration’s refusal to honor subpoenas, the nearly 800 signing statements used to alter the intent of legislation passed by Congress, and the deliberate misinformation given to Congress to get approval for going to war. We are very optimistic that Cheney and Bush are finally going to be held to account and investigated.”

Said another member of the NIN delegation, “The reception we’ve received has been positively amazing. Every Representative we’ve met with supports impeachment strongly. Our team is working hard and will continue lobbying efforts through the month of July.



We’ll be there tomorrow when Kucinich introduces his new resolution for impeaching Bush for the deliberate intelligence deceptions leading to the Iraq War – and Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers invited the group to sit in on the Judiciary Committee hearing where Karl Rove is expected to be cited for contempt of Congress. Conyers told the group that he would like to deliver the inherent contempt citation to Rove himself.



This is incredibly exciting. The majority of Americans favor impeachment and want

the Democratic Party to listen to the grassroots. Congress members are going to insist on restoring their oversight authority. We should take heart that the breakthrough we’ve been seeking appears to finally be happening.”

Contact:

Cynthia Papermaster, [email protected], 510-333-6097