Holding Holder in contempt supported by Congressman Price

Johnson interviewing Price in 2002

I called the D.C. office of Congressman Tom Price, the Republican representative from Georgia, and was told that he was in a meeting...that's what they all say...but talked to his Washington office representative, Grafton, who gave me the following statement: "I believe that Congressman Price supports the contempt proceedings and wants more evidence that would explain what appears to be a coverup."

Grafton pointed me to Price's website for more clarification in a press release issued on June 20. “It is deeply disappointing that the Department of Justice refuses to fully cooperate with the Oversight Committee in its ongoing investigation of ‘Fast and Furious.’  Attorney General Holder’s obstructionism can no longer be tolerated by this Congress, so holding him in contempt is absolutely justified,”  said Price who is chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee.

“For a president who promised his would be the ‘most transparent administration’ in American history, his actions regarding ‘Fast and Furious’ prove that politics has trumped principle.  President Obama has signaled to the American people that protecting his political appointees is more important than the pursuit of justice and accountability at the highest levels of our government,” said Chairman Price.

“The White House’s actions to shield these documents from congressional oversight further erodes the American people’s faith and confidence in this administration.  It raises legitimate questions about what involvement the White House had in either ‘Fast and Furious’ itself or the resulting investigation,” Price concluded.

According to the Daily Caller, several Democratic representatives will also be voting to hold Holder in contempt,  including Nick Rahall of West Virginia, Collin Peterson of Minnesota, Jim Matheson of Utah, and John Barrow of Georgia.

Holder, the nation's first African American attorney general, is also the first attorney general to ever be brought up on contempt charges. It is startling that this much time has been spent on the death of one border patrol guard which makes many believe that the resolution is an attack on the Obama Administration in an attempt to challenge the President's reelection.

Watch this controversy as it unfolds.

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