Darrell Issa

I certainly think this has been a fruitful discovery.

So the President is well within his rights because it is issues.

they just basically want to bring us under the Federal Election Commission as though our organizations exist for purposes of electing or defeating federal officers.

Dark money. 501(c)(4). Organize for Action. The President's own agenda, perhaps $1 billion in 501(c)(4) money unreported.

Make no mistake, the proposed regulation will seriously hinder the freedom of speech guaranteed by our Constitution.

I am okay with the small donor being able to give without retribution, without the IRS going after the donors.

The President is not a king. We are supposed to be a government of laws, not of men.

I think the President's conduct needs to be scrutinized by the American people.

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, when I was alerted as to this change, like Mr. Polis, I asked, What will be the impact? And, at first glance, I was concerned that it could be a poison pill, that it could limit the ability, for example…

I will be brief. When our committee works together in the way they have, particularly under the leadership of Chairman Lankford, we can do some amazing reforms. This is, in fact, more amazing than people might at first gather. For example…

In closing, first, I urge all Members to vote on this important legislation to send a strong message that this is a do-something Congress when it comes to problems that have been around for a very long time. Secondly, I would like to take…

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Chaffetz), a man who has worked diligently on the subcommittee to ensure that national security includes Internet security.

This bill, the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, or FITARA, is a slightly modified version of the one that left committee. It was changed only with my cosponsor's concurrence in order to make it more likely to easily pass both bodies…

As I close, I want to thank my partner in this legislation, Mr. Cummings. In order to get this kind of legislation, you do need to make sure that you have dotted the i's, and I believe we have done so. The minor modification that was made…

We don't often find in this body the kind of consensus behind something that, as the ranking member said, has gone both ways under different Presidents. I am a proud Republican, but I believe that the order given by President Obama was the…

Can I inquire as to how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 12 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Maryland has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

the Comptroller General has made it very clear that we have not prepared properly, that the Federal Government has a financial risk that we have not properly mitigated, I think is a wake up call to all of us.

I agree with the gentlelady that we should do a thorough review of the history that began, quite frankly, in the Clinton Administration, when this was originally outsourced.

Part of what we are concerned about here today, of course, is Aaron Alexis was somebody whose mental health should have made them not an employee...

No American citizen should be willing to accept a government that uses its power against its own people.

I applaud your request of the Internal Revenue Service to withdraw a proposed regulation limiting political speech by nonprofit organizations.

The lying has not stopped.

Pass a law that exposes government officials who trample on the rights of ordinary citizens.

I will not retreat, I will not surrender, I will not be intimidated, and I will not ask for permission to exercise my constitutional rights.

Where is the FBI in investigating?