| | 108 House Democrats co-sponsor Gonzales 'no confidence' motion
 The number of Congress members co-sponsoring a vote of no confidence for the Attorney General mushroomed to 108 within 48 hours of the introduction of the resolution by Reps. Adam Schiff (CA) and Artur Davis (AL) on Monday. Several prominent Democratic leaders are included on the list of Representatives who are seeking the legislative rebuke and subsequent resignation of Alberto Gonzales.
"The extraordinary support for this House resolution so soon after introduction reflects an emerging consensus in Congress and across the country: Mr. Gonzales should step down," said Rep. Schiff in a statement released to RAW STORY. "The Justice Department needs a strong and independent voice, and someone of unimpeachable credibility. We must reluctantly conclude that the current Attorney General does not fit the bill."
"I am encouraged that a steadily rising number of our colleagues want the House to assert itself in this debate, and I am pleased that they recognize that the institutional crisis at the Department of Justice demands a no confidence resolution," added Rep. Davis in the statement.
Schiff and Davis's release indicated that 108 House members had sponsored the bill. The current list on the Library of Congress's Thomas database only included 107 at press time.
But some major Democratic leaders were included on the list: Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), who helped shape the strategy to return the Democrats to the majority in November 2006; Rep. Charles Rangel, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee; Rep. David Obey, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee; Rep. Louise Slaughter, Chairwoman of the Rules Committee; Rep. Henry Waxman, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Rep. Ellen Tauscher, Chair of the New Democrat Coalition; and, Reps. Barbara Lee and Lynn Woolsey, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
However, no Republican Members of Congress are accounted for within the list of co-sponsors at this time.
A list of the co-sponsors from Thomas is presented below.
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Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 5/22/2007
Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] - 5/21/2007
Rep Allen, Thomas H. [ME-1] - 5/22/2007
Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] - 5/22/2007
Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 5/22/2007
Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] - 5/22/2007
Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] - 5/21/2007
Rep Berry, Marion [AR-1] - 5/22/2007
Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] - 5/22/2007
Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] - 5/22/2007
Rep Boren, Dan [OK-2] - 5/22/2007
Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] - 5/22/2007
Rep Boucher, Rick [VA-9] - 5/21/2007
Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] - 5/22/2007
Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] - 5/22/2007
Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] - 5/22/2007
Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] - 5/22/2007
Rep Chandler, Ben [KY-6] - 5/22/2007
Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] - 5/22/2007
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 5/21/2007
Rep Costa, Jim [CA-20] - 5/22/2007
Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] - 5/22/2007
Rep Davis, Artur [AL-7] - 5/21/2007
Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] - 5/22/2007
Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] - 5/22/2007
Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] - 5/22/2007
Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] - 5/22/2007
Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5] - 5/21/2007
Rep Emanuel, Rahm [IL-5] - 5/22/2007
Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] - 5/22/2007
Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] - 5/22/2007
Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 5/21/2007
Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] - 5/21/2007
Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 5/22/2007
Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 5/22/2007
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 5/21/2007
Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] - 5/22/2007
Rep Higgins, Brian [NY-27] - 5/22/2007
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 5/22/2007
Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] - 5/22/2007
Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] - 5/22/2007
Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] - 5/22/2007
Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] - 5/22/2007
Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [IL-2] - 5/22/2007
Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4] - 5/22/2007
Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] - 5/22/2007
Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] - 5/22/2007
Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] - 5/22/2007
Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] - 5/22/2007
Rep Klein, Ron [FL-22] - 5/22/2007
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 5/22/2007
Rep Larsen, Rick [WA-2] - 5/22/2007
Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] - 5/22/2007
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 5/22/2007
Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-12] - 5/22/2007
Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 5/22/2007
Rep Loebsack, David [IA-2] - 5/22/2007
Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] - 5/22/2007
Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] - 5/22/2007
Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] - 5/22/2007
Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] - 5/22/2007
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] - 5/22/2007
Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 5/22/2007
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 5/21/2007
Rep Meehan, Martin T. [MA-5] - 5/22/2007
Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] - 5/22/2007
Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 5/22/2007
Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] - 5/22/2007
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 5/22/2007
Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8] - 5/22/2007
Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] - 5/22/2007
Rep Obey, David R. [WI-7] - 5/22/2007
Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] - 5/22/2007
Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] - 5/22/2007
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] - 5/22/2007
Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] - 5/22/2007
Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] - 5/22/2007
Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] - 5/22/2007
Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 5/22/2007
Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 5/22/2007
Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille [CA-34] - 5/22/2007
Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] - 5/22/2007
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 5/22/2007
Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] - 5/22/2007
Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] - 5/22/2007
Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-27] - 5/22/2007
Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] - 5/22/2007
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] - 5/22/2007
Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] - 5/22/2007
Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] - 5/22/2007
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 5/21/2007
Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13] - 5/22/2007
Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10] - 5/22/2007
Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] - 5/21/2007
Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] - 5/22/2007
Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 5/22/2007
Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] - 5/22/2007
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 5/22/2007
Rep Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1] - 5/22/2007
Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20] - 5/21/2007
Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] - 5/22/2007
Rep Watt, Melvin L. [NC-12] - 5/22/2007
Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] - 5/22/2007
Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] - 5/22/2007
Rep Welch, Peter [VT] - 5/22/2007
Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] - 5/22/2007
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 5/22/2007
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