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“ Democratic priorities are clear: we will fight to get the economy back on track, we will create jobs, and we will help unemployed workers. ” |
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Pelosi Statement on Refusal to Declassify More of 9/11 Joint Inquiry Report
Washington, D.C. -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the decision by the Bush Administration not to declassify additional portions of the report of the Joint Inquiry of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees into the September 11th terrorist attacks:
"Today's decision not to declassify additional portions of the report is a disservice to the American people. Classification should protect sources and methods, ongoing investigations, and our national security interests. It is not intended to protect reputations of people or countries.
"This Administration has an obsession with secrecy, and this report is overclassified. It took the joint inquiry nine months to complete its work, but it has taken an additional six months just to get the Administration to agree to some level of declassification.
"Our responsibility is to the families of 9/11 and the future security of our country. The families need answers; we need to protect the American people. The Administration's secrecy does not serve either purpose."
“ Democrats are united in presenting a New Direction for America, one that will make our nation as strong as its people, one that brings opportunity, security, and prosperity to all Americans. ”
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
