Political Quotes

“I would like to speak about an issue, but first I would like to yield to the minority leader. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican leader. Unanimous Consent Request--S. 2011 Mr. McCONNELL. I am here in support of what our colleague from Arizona is going to be talking about shortly. It is basically this. We have a White House that is busily at work trying to quiet the voices of those who oppose them by doing the following: They are proposing a new regulation directed at 501(c)(4) organizations that have been active for over 50 years in expressing themselves about the issues of the day in our country. This regulation actually predates the IRS abuses we saw during the 2012 election. I have spoken a number of times--including a couple of major speeches at one of the think tanks here in town--about what a threat it is to citizens when the heavy hand of the IRS comes down on them because they speak up against policies of the government. This regulation that Senator Flake is going to speak about here in a few minutes that we would like to see delayed for a year has generated 120,000 comments. I would say to my friend from Arizona that I am told there has been no regulation in the history of the IRS that has even approached 120,000 comments. Is that the understanding of the Senator from Arizona?”