Darrell Issa

So that is a precious freedom that we need to protect, and the IRS, in its recent approach, is threatening that very freedom and that is a danger that we have to be together in opposing on both sides of the aisle.

But, across the board I think the point is well taken, if there is a decline in trust, people are all going to try to figure out, when they get a letter from the IRS, why are they getting it; and what I want them to be comfortable with…

Congress, in its wisdom, and past presidents have, in fact, provided the rules under which the Federal Election Commission operates.

I think it is incredibly important. But I also think that we have missed the opportunity here because of the chairman's very partisan and one-sided approach to this hearing.

You are charged not just with making sure they don't pick on me because I am a conservative or Mr. Cummings because he is comparatively liberal.

It is important for us and critical for the taxpayers to understand that no matter who you are, what your background is, at this point, dealing with the IRS, when you get an inquiry from us, it is because of something in the material you…

Your agreement with Ways and Means, without a subpoena, does not satisfy your obligation under a subpoena to produce all of her emails to this committee.

I find no record that they made a decision that the American people, through their elected representatives, Republicans and Democrats, made any decision to make 501(c)(4)s report their donors.

I agree with the gentlelady that we should try to clarify it.

I issued two subpoenas, the second to you personally, and they are still outstanding, and this is unacceptable.

Our duty on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee is to protect these rights.

The charge this committee has in Government oversight and reform includes making sure that we properly allocate resources and authorities where they are supposed to be.

Certainly no American citizen should have their constitutional and statutory rights withheld by the Government on the basis of their political affiliation, or simply because they criticized the way that the Government is being run.

Everyone knows this rule stinks. Everyone knows except the IRS.

We want to send a message to the IRS that you don't do this to our people. You do not do this to American citizens.

I find it less than helpful and I find your talking about redaction and time inappropriate, when you could have given Ways and Means all Lois Lerner's emails in a matter of seconds.

I must tell you we do want all of Lois Lerner's emails.

If the gentleman would yield. For the foreseeable future there is only one person you have to work with on priorities, and that will be the people working for the committee, and I will work with them.

This was the targeting of the President's political enemies, effectively it lies about it during the election.

I want to comment just briefly, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. First of all, Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge is among the very first postal namings of the year. No other postal namings have occurred this entire Congress…

It is my privilege to yield such time as she may consume to the gentlelady from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner), the author of the bill.

I want you to know I was selling 8-tracks in college, so please do not lecture me on how bad they were.

I am going to invite all Alaskan potential carriers of all sort, including bush pilots, to submit anything they want for the record relative to their ability to safely carry passengers.

Legislation in 2002 didn't seem to do anything for you except lock out competition.

I want to be fair to the Alaskans rather than the lower 48 problems, which the President has addressed better than Congress.