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Darrell Issa: The minority is entitled to opinions, but not facts that just aren't so. Our committee issued an extensive committee…

On the recordMay 7, 2014
The minority is entitled to opinions, but not facts that just aren't so. Our committee issued an extensive committee report, a staff report as to the targeting of conservatives. The minority offered no response, so the gentleman not on the committee might say something that just isn't so. The targeting by the IRS was conservative groups. They were the ones that got the special treatment. They were the ones that were asked inappropriate questions. They were the ones that Lois Lerner said she did nothing wrong about, but she did. {time} 1315 Mr. McGOVERN. How much time do I have left? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Nugent) has 14\1/2\ minutes remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. I yield myself 30 seconds. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Ways and Means Democrats found out that there was extensive scrutiny of liberal progressive groups, groups that had names ``Progressive,'' ``Occupy,'' and ``Acorn'' in their name. That is the Ways and Means Committee. That just goes to show how partisan this process has become, how politicized it has become. This is beneath this House. If you do oversight, it ought to be nonpartisan. This has turned into a circus. This has turned into a witch-hunt. Enough of this. Let's start doing the people's work. I reserve the balance of my time.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California
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May 7, 2014

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