{"id":3182,"date":"2012-06-27T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2012\/06\/27\/contempt-vote-on-holder-will-be-bi\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:18:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:18:53","slug":"contempt-vote-on-holder-will-be-bi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=3182","title":{"rendered":"Contempt Vote On Holder Will Be Bi-Partisan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:15579,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.sltrib.com\\\/sltrib\\\/politics\\\/54379772-90\\\/holder-contempt-matheson-congress.html.csp&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.sltrib.com\\\/sltrib\\\/politics\\\/54379772-90\\\/holder-contempt-matheson-congress.html.csp&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:15580,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.washingtonpost.com\\\/politics\\\/mia-love-of-utah-hopes-to-become-the-first-black-republican-woman-in-congress\\\/2012\\\/06\\\/25\\\/gJQAbUiq2V_story.html?hpid=z3&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:15581,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/washington.cbslocal.com\\\/2012\\\/06\\\/26\\\/hoyer-some-dems-will-vote-to-hold-holder-in-contempt-for-fast-and-furious&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20210731151928\\\/https:\\\/\\\/washington.cbslocal.com\\\/2012\\\/06\\\/26\\\/hoyer-some-dems-will-vote-to-hold-holder-in-contempt-for-fast-and-furious\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 13:53:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 13:53:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has expressed his belief a number of times that the vote to find Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress will be bi-partisan. He is correct.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT), who represents parts of Salt Lake City and all of eastern Utah, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/sltrib\/politics\/54379772-90\/holder-contempt-matheson-congress.html.csp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed to the Salt Lake Tribune yesterday that he will be voting to find Holder in contempt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>Matheson, D-Utah, announced his position Tuesday, joining House Republicans, such as Utah Reps. Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz, who have railed against Holder\u2019s reaction to the congressional probe into the Justice Department\u2019s &#8220;Fast and Furious&#8221; operation. One of the lost guns was later used in the murder of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It just compounds the tragedy when both sides play politics instead of releasing the facts. The Terry family, the public and Congress deserve answers,&#8221; Matheson said. &#8220;Sadly, it seems that it will take holding the attorney general in contempt to communicate that evasiveness is unacceptable.&#8221;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Matheson faces a strong challenge this fall from&nbsp;Saratoga Springs Mayor&nbsp;Mia Love in the newly formed 4th District. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/mia-love-of-utah-hopes-to-become-the-first-black-republican-woman-in-congress\/2012\/06\/25\/gJQAbUiq2V_story.html?hpid=z3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Love has attracted a lot of attention (and money)<\/a> as she is conservative, Republican, and African-American. If Love is elected, she will become the first black Republican woman in Congress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/washington.cbslocal.com\/2012\/06\/26\/hoyer-some-dems-will-vote-to-hold-holder-in-contempt-for-fast-and-furious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">There is also this from House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD)<\/a> who says that there will be Democrats voting to find Holder in contempt because the NRA is scoring the vote. Thanks to Mike Vanderboegh for this link.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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