Damn it, do it, we cannot move forward with these bills until that has taken place, do it.

the Chairman of this Committee, Rob Bishop, asked the current Interior Secretary and the former Attorney General last year to provide more information on future Indian water rights settlements

Settlements are basically preferable to litigation, and that it usually helps the taxpayer because it takes away burdensome liabilities.

The imposition of new withholding taxes on foreign investors is at best inconsistent with, if not in direct violation of, tax treaties.

Absolutely. I think that issue has been clearly documented.

Did they or did they not destroy the evidence? They did.

The first question you have to ask is did they destroy documents that were under subpoena. I think the answer is clearly yes.

the remedy is, I think, urgent.

Yeah, it does appear then that in the case of Lois Lerner that there was a concerted effort to target.

I think that is part of it, yes. Yes, I do.

It's hard to understand nor can I definitively identify the motive. But I also think there is an underlying belief in the executive branch that the legislative branch isn't going to stand up for itself.

I believe the Constitution is an inspired document and our Founders put this mechanism in place specifically on civil officers.

The remedy given to us in the Constitution is impeachment.

Potentially one of the things that I'm concerned about is the FBI never interviewed Mr. Koskinen.

The Administration knows it can delay and we can't let them get away with it.

He has the duty and obligation, a legal obligation, under a subpoena to comply with that subpoena.

That's my understanding.

Mr. Koskinen did not tell the truth to Congress.