Washington, D.C.- "Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has been virtually unresponsive to U.S. House congressional committees that are constitutionally mandated to oversee the Justice Department," said Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), following the resignation of Gonzales.

"We are grateful that Attorney General Gonzales has decided to resign from his post as United States Attorney General.  It is our hope that President Bush will nominate an Attorney General who will uphold the laws of our nation and the Constitution.”