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It is technically impossible to write an anti-speech code that cannot be twisted against speech nobody means to bar. It has been tried and tried and tried.

There have been reports of really vitriol well beyond--

I'm not sure how the IRS is going to know anything if we keep cutting their budget.

I wonder, before something really serious happens, whether or not there ought not be an investigation of what is a very unusual number of threats against Federal employees.

And, Mr. George, you found absolutely zero evidence of White House direction. Is that not correct?

Thank you very much, Mr. George. I appreciate that kind of initiative.

In that audit, that audit--and here I'm quoting from it directly--found ineffective management, allowed inappropriate criteria to be developed, resulted in substantial delays, and allowed unnecessary information requests to be issued.

I think it only fair to Mr. George to lay to rest notions that ran throughout this committee for a long time, the false narrative that the Obama White House had directed the IRS to target conservative groups for political reasons.

As a result of that audit, therefore, Mr. George, there is no evidence of political motivation, is there?

It would seem so. And I would tell you, they -- this is very hard for me as somebody who's spent 50 plus years in the intelligence community serving the commander in chief.

I do worry about what his boiling point might be in the face of some of these inflammatory tweets and statements the President makes.

I think very small groups of coalition of the willing... as we vacate the position of leadership that causes great angst among our -- particularly our friends and allies.

Having a veteran's complete and accurate health record in a single common EHR system is critical to that care, and to improving patient safety.

The health and safety of our Veterans is one of our highest national priorities.

We want to permanently authorize this and that is where the issue of us identifying some final offsets to pay for this comes in.

I think Ms. Brownley's bill with G.T. Thompson really narrows the focus of the VA.

I can't give a stronger assurance to our providers that they absolutely will be protected using these telehealth authorities.

We are very grateful to Representative Coffman for his leadership on other than honorable.