Push, push, push on the Bush

woo-hoo...! 3 (count 'em, 3) subpoenas... now that they're approved, will they be issued...?

"We have hit a brick wall with the Secretary of State," said Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA). "She will not propose a date to testify, she will not agree to testify, and she insists that our Committee be satisfied with partial information that was previously submitted to other committees."

Waxman's remark came in a fractious hearing on issuing three subpoenas. One sought Rice's testimony on May 15 concerning the intelligence used to justify the invasion of Iraq. The other two concerned the deletion of e-mails on accounts supplied the Republican National Committee and used by White House employees, as well as RNC documents concerning the use of the General Services Administration to assist Republican political efforts.

All three subpoenas were agreed to by the Committee.

while, as committee chair, waxman has the power to unilaterally approve and issue the subpoenas, he opened the matter to full committee debate and vote...

"Under the rules of this Committee, the Chairman has the power to issue subpoenas without debate or votes in the Committee. That is what Dan Burton used to do. In fact, that is what he did over 1,000 times," he said. "But I am taking a different approach today. I believe the entire Committee should have a chance to participate in the subpoenas we will consider today."

push, push, push on the bush...

[UPDATE]

according to this ap account, a subpoena will be issued to rice...

By 21-10, the House oversight committee voted to issue a subpoena to Rice...

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