Darrell Issa actually said...

"We need to give a--number eight--a private right of action to citizens to be able to go--to file lawsuits and to recover damages for the violation of their constitutional rights by Federal employees."

"We must--and I think the committee should expand its investigation and ask and investigate, because I'm absolutely convinced that the IRS has used campaign finance reports and, in particular, donors t..."

"I think that it's really important that the IRS answer the one question, did you use, have you ever used campaign finance reports and donor information to target individuals for IRS audits?"

"We need to give taxpayers a private right of action and opportunity to recover treble damages from individual IRS employees who violate their 6103 rights."