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Lawmakers' Statements On Health-Care Reform Were Ghost-Written By Lobbyists: Report
Zachary Roth | November 16, 2009, 3:05PM
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Here's one of those stories that point up the utter sleaziness of the cozy lawmaker-lobbyist relationships that continue to shape so much of what Congress does.
The New York Times reports that lobbyists for a major biotech company, Genentech, wrote statements that were then put into the Congressional Record under the names of more than a dozen lawmakers of both parties.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (9) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (2)Topics: Health Care, Joe Wilson, Lobbyists
Dick Cheney
Cheney: Sending Wilson To Niger Was "Amateur Hour" At The CIA
Zachary Roth | October 30, 2009, 5:28PM
Dick Cheney told FBI investigators that his response to hearing that Joe Wilson had been sent to Niger to assess whether Saddam had tried to buy yellow-cake was that it was "amateur hour" at the CIA.
That's according to a summary of the FBI's interview with Cheney, which was conducted as part of Pat Fitzgerald's investigation of the leak of Valerie Plame's name. The document was just released by the Justice Department, thanks to a lawsuit by CREW.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (53) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (10)Topics: CIA, Dick Cheney, Joe Wilson, Pat Fitzgerald, Valerie Plame
Joe Wilson
Wilson Authored Bill To Let Illegal Immigrant Stay In U.S.
Zachary Roth | September 18, 2009, 4:47PM
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Rep. Joe ("You Lie") Wilson's outburst during President Obama's speech last week didn't exactly make him out to be sympathetic to illegal immigrants, to put it mildly. There's also little evidence he ever worked as an immigration lawyer, as he's claimed.
But the South Carolina Republican's hard line on the issue may not be as consistent as you might expect. In fact, on one recent case, it looks like he went downright soft -- and what's even more interesting is the possible reason why.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (20) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (3)Topics: Barack Obama, Immigration, Joe Wilson
Mark Sanford
Sanford's Sympathy For Wilson: "When Do The Rest Of Us Move On?"
Zachary Roth | September 18, 2009, 10:00AM
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Mark Sanford has spoken out on the plight of another embattled South Carolina Republican, Rep. Joe ("You Lie!") Wilson. But you could be forgiven for thinking the beleaguered governor was speaking more personally.
Referring to Wilson, Sanford told South Carolina's CN2 News:
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (9) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (1)Topics: Joe Wilson, Mark Sanford, Sex
Barack Obama
Did Joe Wilson Lie About Having Been An Immigration Lawyer?
Zachary Roth | September 14, 2009, 6:21PM
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Rep. Joe ("You Lie!") Wilson's now-legendary exclamation during President Obama's speech to Congress last week was itself essentially untrue, as we've documented.
But in trying to deflect charges of xenophobia in the wake of the outburst, it looks like the South Carolina congressman again played fast and loose with the facts.
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