Resolution Recommending That the House of Representatives Find Hector Roos in Contempt of Congress for Refusal to Comply with Subpoenas Duly Issued by the Committee on Ethics
The House debated a resolution to hold Hector Roos in contempt of Congress for not complying with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Ethics. Representative Guest, sponsoring the measure, urged its adoption. Representative DeSaulnier also supported it, saying Roos was a key witness in an ethics investigation who repeatedly ignored subpoenas for documents and testimony, and that people cannot simply ignore orders from the Ethics Committee. No opposing statements were recorded in the sampled remarks.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .
“I am asking the House to vote right now on holding Hector Roos in contempt of Congress.”
“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1505) which is printed in House Report 119-694, regarding proceedings against Hector Roos and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of the resolution is as follows:”
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Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1505) which is printed in House Report 119-694, regarding proceedings against Hector Roos and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of the resolution is as follows:
“I ask that all members have five days to add to their speeches and submit extra materials on this resolution.”
“Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution printed in House Report 119-694.”
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Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution printed in House Report 119-694.
“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I reemphasize my comments made earlier regarding these matters and would urge adoption. At this time, I reserve the balance of my time.”
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Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I reemphasize my comments made earlier regarding these matters and would urge adoption. At this time, I reserve the balance of my time.
“I want the House to hold Hector Roos in contempt of Congress. He is a key witness in an ethics investigation, but he repeatedly ignored our subpoenas and refused to provide documents or testimony. People cannot simply ignore orders from the Ethics Committee.”
“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the resolution holding Hector Roos in contempt of Congress for his failure to comply with duly authorized subpoenas issued by the Committee on Ethics. The investigative subcommittee, in the matter of Sheila Cherfilus- McCormick, repeatedly sought documents and testimony from Mr. Roos, who was a key witness in the matter. Yet Mr. Roos failed to comply with voluntary requests for information and multiple subpoenas in the 118th and 119th Congresses. While other witnesses did not fully cooperate with the committee’s investigation, Mr. Roos’ conduct went further. He simply ignored multiple subpoenas without asserting any valid legal privilege or basis for noncompliance. Despite his later claims that he affirmatively reached out to the committee after he was contacted about his noncompliance, Mr. Roos never communicated to an email address belonging to any staff, and he failed to respond to numerous emails and phone calls at the points of contact where he claims to have been reachable. The bipartisan subcommittee unanimously found, and the full committee agreed, that his conduct unnecessarily and significantly delayed the committee’s investigation and was thus worthy of a referral for criminal contempt proceedings. Compliance with the Ethics Committee subpoenas is not optional, as I have said before. This contempt resolution is meant to demonstrate to witnesses before the committee that obstructive conduct has consequences, and the committee will vigorously use all the tools at its disposal to thoroughly and swiftly investigate allegations of misconduct. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”
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Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the resolution holding Hector Roos in contempt of Congress for his failure to comply with duly authorized subpoenas issued by the Committee on Ethics. The investigative subcommittee, in the matter of Sheila Cherfilus- McCormick, repeatedly sought documents and testimony from Mr. Roos, who was a key witness in the matter. Yet Mr. Roos failed to comply with voluntary requests for information and multiple subpoenas in the 118th and 119th Congresses. While other witnesses did not fully cooperate with the committee’s investigation, Mr. Roos’ conduct went further. He simply ignored multiple subpoenas without asserting any valid legal privilege or basis for noncompliance. Despite his later claims that he affirmatively reached out to the committee after he was contacted about his noncompliance, Mr. Roos never communicated to an email address belonging to any staff, and he failed to respond to numerous emails and phone calls at the points of contact where he claims to have been reachable. The bipartisan subcommittee unanimously found, and the full committee agreed, that his conduct unnecessarily and significantly delayed the committee’s investigation and was thus worthy of a referral for criminal contempt proceedings. Compliance with the Ethics Committee subpoenas is not optional, as I have said before. This contempt resolution is meant to demonstrate to witnesses before the committee that obstructive conduct has consequences, and the committee will vigorously use all the tools at its disposal to thoroughly and swiftly investigate allegations of misconduct. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
“I want the House to pass this resolution to hold Hector Roos in contempt of Congress.”
“Mr. Speaker, I have no additional witnesses and am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules to agree to the resolution printed in House Report 119-694 regarding proceedings against Hector Roos. I urge its adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time.”
Mr. Speaker, I have no additional witnesses and am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules to agree to the resolution printed in House Report 119-694 regarding proceedings against Hector Roos. I urge its adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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