Speaker Foley knew how serious the budget problems were.

I didn't think it was, 'Congratulations, Speaker Foley, we're here to work with you.'

If that didn't work, they were hauled before Speaker Foley or called in for sessions with Administration heavies.

Speaker Foley and his colleagues can respond to these anxieties by overhauling Congress's odious campaign finance system.

Speaker Foley, he asserts, tried to cover up the bank scandal and presided over a House post office where an employee reportedly sold cocaine.

Speaker Foley did not indicate whether the House leadership would comply with the subpoenas.

Speaker Foley, meanwhile, won't be pinned down on when he'll bring the issue to the House floor.

Still, it's hard to excuse Speaker Foley's reluctance to stake out higher ground.

The move left the Democratic leader, Speaker Foley, increasingly isolated.

Speaker Foley said in an interview that the American forces were "finding their way as they go through" the operation.