Committee News Release
The Committee on Energy and Commerce
W.J. "Billy" Tauzin,  Chairman

Tauzin Statement on President's Corporate Reform Agenda


WASHINGTON (July 9) - Reacting to President George W. Bush's call today for a new ethic of responsibility in corporate America, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-LA) issued the following statement: 

"What President Bush has laid out today is a tough-minded, no-nonsense approach to meaningful corporate reforms that will go a long way in bolstering public confidence in America's capital markets. 

"The President clearly understands, as I do, that corporate criminals need to go to jail.  The thousands of hard-working Americans, pension holders and small investors devastated by corruption in corporate boardrooms must see rogue company executives punished for their greedy practices, not rewarded with multi-million dollar stock options and massive compensation packages. 

"The House Energy and Commerce Committee has been at the forefront on Capitol Hill in investigating corporate wrongdoing. For nearly two years, our investigators have been uncovering evidence, such as the shredding of documents by Arthur Anderson and fraudulent accounting practices at Enron, that have spotlighted the need for real reform.  It's time for Congress to act."


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