The Okcitykid – A Peaceful Vet

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OKLAHOMA CITY ? Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Andrew Rice this afternoon called on Jim Inhofe to support immediate expulsion Alaska Senator Ted Stevens of his committee assignments in the U.S. Senate.? Stevens, the longest serving Republican Senator in United States history, was found guilty today on seven felony charges for making false statements on his financial disclosure forms.

“A U.S. Senator convicted of seven felonies should not be allowed to remain on committees that control and recommend the expenditure of taxpayer money,” Rice said. “Actions have consequences, and I call on Jim Inhofe to put Oklahoma taxpayers before his political party and urge Stevens be removed from those committees.”

Rice also called for Inhofe and Senators of both political parties to stand united in opposition to a pardon of Stevens by President Bush.

“Senator Stevens was found guilty by a jury of his peers, and a Bush pardon would send a signal that our elected officials in Washington are above the law,” Rice said.? “Enough is enough.? Oklahomans are tired of Washington being controlled by the special interests and greedy politicians who don’t know right from wrong.”