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Darrell Issa

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Darrell Edward Issa is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 48th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party and previously served in Congress from 2001 to 2019, representing California's 49th congressional district. Throughout his political career, Issa has been known for his focus on free enterprise and has been involved in various legislative efforts related to business and economic issues.

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Apr 18, 2016

The bill passed in 2013... would have grown our economy and helped shrink our budget deficit.

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Apr 18, 2016

The majority of these people are not drug dealers and rapists; they are hardworking people, parents of U.S. citizens.

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Apr 18, 2016

the Ways and Means Committee referred a criminal referral to the Department of Justice that--against Lois Lerner.

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Apr 18, 2016

It's just not correct that immigrants are routinely and recklessly released from custody.

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Apr 18, 2016

Just yesterday, the lawyer for the President was at it again, this time at the United States Supreme Court, arguing for the nonenforcement of the law, arguing for the wholesale failure to enforce the law.

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Apr 18, 2016

Separation is a mother living with the reality that her son left for school in the morning and was killed with his body set on fire before nightfall.

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Apr 12, 2016

It is incredibly an opportune time for you to be here.

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Apr 12, 2016

We were there and we were, obviously, being attacked by ISIS.

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Apr 12, 2016

I think the Israelis and Egyptians may not quite see it that way, that the mandate is outmoded.

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Apr 12, 2016

I am equally concerned that the Muslim Brotherhood is a political organization with a strong bent against the type of freedom that America stands for.

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Mar 21, 2016

I will close by commenting on the Democratic Whip's statements. He is demanding that the Senate do its job. At a time in which the political season is well underway and politicians are campaigning around America for President, at a time in…

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Mar 21, 2016

These faces are not household names, faces; no one knows who these unknown Americans are. And that is because they have been held in Iran for so long. September 18, 2015, and also detained in 2015. Of course they were not detained the 444…

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Mar 14, 2016

If we cannot use the language of the Affordable Care Act to make it clear that we don't want limitations...

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Mar 14, 2016

I mean, by the way, I'm one of those people that understands that the Republicans who voted against it knew what they didn't want...

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Mar 1, 2016

Of the several postal namings that we will be voting on today, in my humble opinion, none can recognize a more significant contribution than this one. Many will pay honor to those who have served their country, particularly those in the…

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Feb 29, 2016

If you haven't asked that question, the question is, how can you come before this Committee and before a Federal judge, and demand that somebody else invent something, if you can't answer the questions that your people have tried this?

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Feb 29, 2016

is not the most important thing we do to build the tools to hold these executive branch officials accountable

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Feb 29, 2016

I think America should be leading on this issue. And I think that the world is watching what happens right now in our government.

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Feb 29, 2016

I think I agree with Professor Vladeck. 1887 probably is when the Founding Fathers were gone and forgotten...

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Feb 29, 2016

There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of all of us.

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Feb 24, 2016

The American people need to have a notice of what their rights are, and likely, in most cases, a notice of the taking of their information.

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Feb 24, 2016

For the problems that you have all mentioned, it is time for Congress, like I said, to pick a horse and ride it and let us pass some legislation to fix this problem.

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Feb 24, 2016

We need to have a reciprocity concept at the time that we produce this legislation, because the rest of the world is looking to us for whether we will live by our rules when the shoe is on the other foot.

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Feb 23, 2016

Again, those are the people on the horse. You know, it is one of those amazing things, is here in Washington, they always think that more people on a horse makes the horse go faster, rather than more horses make it go faster.

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