Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) questions Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. during her testimony in a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Sept. 29 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the use of taxpayer funding by Planned Parenthood and its affiliates. (Mark Wilson, Getty Images)
Re: “Facing Congress, Planned Parenthood chief rebuts videos,” Sept. 30 news story.
Apparently Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight committee, was not under oath, as the Planned Parenthood witness was, when he stated Tuesday that he got information on a chart showing an increase in abortions from Planned Parenthood records. That was not the truth, as the chart showed that the source of the information was an anti-abortion organization.
Shouldn’t congressmen be held to the same standard for perjury as witnesses?
Dick Sugg, Golden
This letter was published in the Oct. 2 edition.
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