HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE DEBATES INVESTIGATION OF FORMER REPRESENTATIVE MARK FOLEY

A Capitol Hill police officer stands guard outside the room of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct during a closed hearing on the matter related to former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) October 5, 2006 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Foley is accused of exchanging sexually explicit e-mails and instant messages with Congressional pages and has has triggered the investigation by the committee. (UPI Photo / Kamenko Pajic)