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May 19, 2009

King: Pelosi is Undermining American National Security

Congressman Steve King today made the following statement regarding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s accusation that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) lied to her.

“During the last session of Congress, Speaker Pelosi led Democrats in 44 different votes to unfund, underfund, undercut or undermine our troops in Iraq.  Now she is accusing the CIA of lying.

“Since taking the gavel, Speaker Pelosi has been actively undermining our national security. In the last Congress, Pelosi marshaled her caucus to undermine the work our troops are doing in Iraq. Our troops have since achieved a definable victory in spite of her actions.  Now she has accused the CIA of committing a federal crime - lying to Congress.  How can the CIA or any American defense or intelligence agency ever trust Nancy Pelosi with our national secrets, let alone our national security, again?

“Pelosi’s claims warrant immediate action. The severity of Speaker Pelosi’s accusations leave no middle ground. The Speaker must immediately release to the American people the basis of her very severe accusations and call for the arrest and prosecution of the CIA officers, or our national security requires a new Speaker of the House.”