House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) said he opposes extending time to the bi-partisan commission looking into the 9/11 attacks. Republicans Tom Kean, who is heading the investigation, and another Republican member both want more time, due in part to the stonewalling by the Bush White House that has hampered the commission. Republican John Lehman, a former Navy secretary, called opposition unacceptable, according to The Washington Post.
Hastert Doing the Dirty Work
- Date: February 26, 2004
- Author: Bob Griendling