We believe that there is institutional and personal responsibility right up the chain of command as far as Washington is concerned.

The issue of full mental responsibility is raised by the members' questions, ... To opine whether she knew right or wrong at this time is now legally irrelevant.

[Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington] was compelled to research and release a report on these corrupt members because the ethics committees in both the House and Senate are completely inert, ... The report calls for the House and Senate to act to investigate and take appropriate action against them for these violations of the rules.

The problem we have right now in Washington is we don't have the face of a leader.

We're considering everything right now, ... The most important thing is to see is what Washington does.

Right now, we're assessing the full extent of the damage to see if there is enough damage to ask Washington for help. It's not automatic.