The court papers now contradict that. They say he was invited on it.

All I can tell you is what we know, and to date, there hasn't been any contact.

I love the Hotel Mac and all the people here. I truly do. It was hard. But after 10 years it was time for a change. Ruth's Chris offered me a super package.

I'm not going to go down that path.

The congressman has not been contacted by anyone at the Justice Department. But if he were to be, he would cooperate fully.

Any allegation that Representative Ney did anything illegal or improper is false, ... It appears, unfortunately, that Representative Ney was one of the many people defrauded.

I wanted to set this up as I think it would be a useful exercise for councillors from the local areas discuss issues of concern with the gardaí, ... It would also be useful for the gardaí as there are areas where our views would prove useful to them.

Congressman Ney continues to believe he will be vindicated and he hasn't done anything wrong.

Congressman Ney has never done anything illegal or improper.

There will be a time and place for campaigning, but right now Bob Ney is focused on doing his job and setting the record straight with his constituents after many months of misleading stories by the national media.