Napolitano Under Fire
Growing chorus calls for resignation
Lou Dobbs Tonight -- CNN -- April 23
Lou Dobbs: Turning now to the latest controversy over homeland security secretary, Janet Napolitano. After only three months on the job, the secretary has made a series of missteps, including her refusal to criticize a department memo about right-wing extremist groups and returning veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Secretary Napolitano now faces sharp criticism for saying she wants to repeal the real I.D. law. Some lawmakers are calling for her resignation
Casey Wian: As governor of Arizona, Napolitano demanded more National Guard troops to reinforce the border. But as DHS secretary, she's still reviewing similar requests from current border governors.
...At a Congressional hearing in late February, she questioned the action of her own immigration and customs enforcement agents, after a raid at a factory in Bellingham, Washington.
...The final straw for some was the release of a homeland security report on right-wing extremism, that mentioned returning veterans and opponents of illegal immigration.
Rep. Boehner: I think Secretary Napolitano has an awful lot of explaining to do. When you look at this report, on right-wing extremists, it includes, you know, includes about two- thirds of Americans, who, you know, who might go to church, who may have served in the military. Who may be involved in community activities. This is -- it's bizarre.
Wian: Homeland security chief later said the report should not have been read as an accusation against military veterans.
Napolitano: I apologize for that offense. It was certainly not intended.
Wian: Thursday republican Congressional leaders met with President Obama carrying requests from some in the rank and file that Napolitano resign.
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