As the testimony demonstrated today, Lerner deliberately misled the public and the Congress.
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.
If you wanted to play Republican politics, you could have had a heck of an impact by showing that they were going after Tea Party people systematically.
Americans have a right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well-spent.
I believe that this committee must be about not only oversight, but reform, and in order to reform you've got to have good information.
I will--I--when I put up my hand to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution every 2 years, I mean it.
It's our job to work tirelessly, in partnership with citizen watchdogs, to deliver the facts to the American people.
I'm here to get to the truth--not a partial or a selective truth, but the whole truth.
I have instructed my people not to use that as criteria for decision process.
The 700,000 people who sent me to this Congress did not send me here just to sit and listen.
Lois Lerner sat where those two witnesses sit today several weeks ago, and these two witnesses put on a uniform and fought and defended this country and the Constitution so she could hide behind the Constitution, invoke her Fifth Amendment…
I agree with the gentlelady. We would like to see the claim of 6103 modified to be more reasonable.
We will close today knowing that Tea Party groups, patriot groups, 9/12 groups are held to have been--held up to special scrutiny.
I think it's fair to say today that, with the harsh statements the President's made about Tea Party groups and with the way the Tea Party groups feel about the President's usurping of the Constitution, his expansion beyond his powers, yes…
I couldn't agree with you more that you'll never know unless you were to audit all of them.
And what has been said about Mr. George is reprehensible, and I can't wait until he has an opportunity to defend himself.
Obamacare is the law of the land. What she didn't say is sequestration is the law of the land, and both were signed by this President.





