Fattah Says Republicans' Shameless, Cynical Attacks on Obama, Holder Contrast to Democrats in 2001

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, its subcommittee to oversee Justice Department spending, and a former member of the Appropriations subcommittee on homeland security, issues this statement:

"Two terror attacks in American skies in the first year of a young Presidency: One succeeded in killing thousands of innocent Americans. In the other, no Americans were hurt.

"Two responses by political leaders of the party out of power – one responsible and rallying behind the President, then eight years later cynical and tearing down the President.

"The contrast is sharp and revealing.

"Eight years ago in the dark days following 9/11, Democrats put aside legitimate questions about the Bush-Cheney Administration's failure to heed warning signs and, for the good of our nation, called for unity. There were no demands for the resignation of responsible Bush appointees. No heads rolled.

"Compare that to the Republicans' shameless soft-on-unity act in recent days, attacking President Obama and calling for the resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder. The Attorney General's 'sin' seems to be that he demands justice and pursues prosecution under our laws for the alleged perpetrator of the failed Christmas Day underwear bomb attack and certain Guantanamo prisoners.

"These same Republican voices stayed silent when the previous administration pursued similar criminal trials against both the so-called '20th hijacker' of 9/11 and the shoe bomber.

"And no Republicans objected when the Bush-Cheney Administration jailed an operative on the CIA payroll in Iraq for going outside their already-loose guidelines for permissible interrogation tactics. But now Republicans see Attorney General Holder's plan to review similar outside-the-lines CIA interrogations as a firing offense.

"Today, support for our President's strong security policies in the United States as well as his vigorous attacks on Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen are ignored by this Republican chorus. They're too busy scoring political points to care about the real-world 21st Century challenges we face. The contradictions between our national unity of 2001 and Republicans' hypocrisy today are stunning. Shame on them."

SOURCE Office of Congressman Chaka Fattah

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