The Facts

During the hearings that looked into President Clinton's campaign finance abuses in the 1990's, the Clinton's led a massive smear campaign against Dan Burton, investigating him personally and professionally. Although the Janet Reno-led Justice Department was never able to find any evidence of impropriety (despite three years of trying), their liberal allies still spread false and misleading rumors about Dan.

This page is dedicated to THE FACTS about Dan Burton and about the destructive lies that have been spread by political opponents and hostile media.

Attack:  Dan Burton has a poor attendance record.

The FACTS:   Dan Burton has an excellent record attending to the duties of his office.  His lifelong attendance record (94.32%) is over average of Congress despite taking time off during his late wife's illness and death in 2001 and 2002.  In 2007, his attendance was the highest of the Indiana delegation (97.8%).  

Most of these misrepresentations have come as a result of a single incident in 2007 when Dan Burton was participating in a golf outing fundraiser for cancer research.  When Speaker Nancy Pelosi unexpectedly scheduled votes, Dan missed them.  He later apologized for not rushing back to DC to make those roll calls.

Attack:  Dan Burton supports amnesty for illegal immigrants.

The FACTS:  Dan Burton has a strong record opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants.

Here's the Burton record:  In 1986, he opposed the original bill that granted amnesty to two million illegal immigrants.  In 2007, he introduced HR3549 designed "to withdraw Federal funds from States and political subdivisions of States that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law."  In addition, he introduced HR3638 "to end the cycle of illegal immigration in the United States."

Read the summaries here and here.  View a video by Dan Burton explaining his position on illegal immigration.

Attack:  Dan Burton has wasted taxpayer money by traveling unnecessarily on the taxpayer dime.

The FACTS:  As a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Dan Burton has traveled to a number of countries to discuss matters of state with foreign leaders.  In addition, he's also led economic delegations to South America along with Indiana Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman.  Every trip was an official Congressional Delegation for a specific purposed.

To read more about the trip with LG Skillman, see her analysis of the benefits of the trip here.