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Darrell Issa
@darrellissa· Republican · CA· Mar 25, 2014

Congress, in its wisdom, and past presidents have, in fact, provided the rules under which the Federal Election Commission operates.

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Darrell Issa
@darrellissa· Republican · CA· Mar 25, 2014

The charge this committee has in Government oversight and reform includes making sure that we properly allocate resources and authorities where they are supposed to be.

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Darrell Issa
@darrellissa· Republican · CA· Mar 25, 2014

You are charged not just with making sure they don't pick on me because I am a conservative or Mr. Cummings because he is comparatively liberal.

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Darrell Issa
@darrellissa· Republican · CA· Mar 25, 2014

It is important for us and critical for the taxpayers to understand that no matter who you are, what your background is, at this point, dealing with the IRS, when you get an inquiry from us, it is because of something in the material you…

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Darrell Issa
@darrellissa· Republican · CA· Mar 25, 2014

But, across the board I think the point is well taken, if there is a decline in trust, people are all going to try to figure out, when they get a letter from the IRS, why are they getting it; and what I want them to be comfortable with…

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Darrell Issa
@darrellissa· Republican · CA· Mar 25, 2014

This was the targeting of the President's political enemies, effectively it lies about it during the election.

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Darrell Issa
@darrellissa· Republican · CA· Mar 25, 2014

Your agreement with Ways and Means, without a subpoena, does not satisfy your obligation under a subpoena to produce all of her emails to this committee.

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Darrell Issa
@darrellissa· Republican · CA· Mar 25, 2014

I issued two subpoenas, the second to you personally, and they are still outstanding, and this is unacceptable.

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Marcy Kaptur
@marcykaptur· Democratic · OH· Mar 25, 2014

I am really perplexed and not understanding the plan of the U.S. military for a comprehensive approach.

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Marcy Kaptur
@marcykaptur· Democratic · OH· Mar 25, 2014

The absence of significant mention by each of you in your testimony is troubling to me.

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Marcy Kaptur
@marcykaptur· Democratic · OH· Mar 25, 2014

Mr. Speaker, during Women's History Month, I rise to recognize and pay tribute to the life of Joyce Wise of Sandusky County, Ohio, a remarkable, sparkling, witty, intelligent, generous, and kind woman who loved her family, her community…

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Marcy Kaptur
@marcykaptur· Democratic · OH· Mar 25, 2014

on every given day, I have a minimum of 6 percent of my inmates who are veterans.

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Marcy Kaptur
@marcykaptur· Democratic · OH· Mar 25, 2014

I have a deep interest in psychological behavioral health and human performance.

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Marcy Kaptur
@marcykaptur· Democratic · OH· Mar 25, 2014

I am very, very concerned about what I see happening in Ohio.

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Marcy Kaptur
@marcykaptur· Democratic · OH· Mar 25, 2014

We are having a separate fight over in the Veterans Committee of the House to work with our State veterans homes...

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Marcy Kaptur
@marcykaptur· Democratic · OH· Mar 25, 2014

Our job is mobilization, right? We do it in our own elections.

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Marcy Kaptur
@marcykaptur· Democratic · OH· Mar 25, 2014

If you want to create jobs in America, fully fund the Corps.

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Marcy Kaptur
@marcykaptur· Democratic · OH· Mar 25, 2014

I would urge you to consider because of the nature of Lake Erie being the shallowest of the lakes with all of the challenges that it has with algal blooms...

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