House Delegation First to Show Support for Final Report

At 12:54AM Thursday, as most delegates were asleep the night before the final session of the Haiti Reconstruction Conference, the House contingent of the four-member congressional delegation released a press statement indicating their full support for the final report of the conference.

They are the first delegates to do so.

"While I do not agree with everything in the final report -- particularly the language on more pooled funding -- I am pleased that my push for enhanced accountability and transparency measures has borne fruit, and I will sign on," Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) said.

She and Representative Howard Berman (D-CA) are the only two House members in the congressional delegation. Rep. Ros-Lehtinen is the only Republican on the "bipartisan" delegation.

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) insists to fellow delegates the importance of anti-corruption and anti-waste measures at the working group sessions.

The final report has not yet been released to the public.

The congresswoman -- who is the incoming chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and whose district is hosting the conference -- had previously indicated to Fox News that based on the first session she was not optimistic about the conference and suggested she would not support the final draft.

"I believe my message to the conference attendees -- that the U.S. government has no intention of writing Haiti a blank check or of abdicating its responsibility to the American taxpayers -- was received loud and clear," she said. "I sincerely hope that this week's conference...marks a turning point in the international effort to help Haiti get back on a path towards stable democracy and long-term development."