Darrell Issa

This mindset might be seen in a psychological minimizing of the threat of radical Islam in general.

to say that a broad array of unclassified documents somehow in totality makes classified is to make everything you do unavailable to the Congress.

We exist to secure two fundamental principles. First, that Americans have a right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well spent.

For 12 years, my greatest ambition here in Congress has been my membership in Judiciary and my activities of trying to bring real immigration reform that's a plus to our country. My district has two notable areas: one, the agricultural…

I think your point is extremely good, that nowhere in this report did we find specific incrimination of they knew.

The Honorable Darrell Issa, Chairman, Hearing Preview Statement.

Isn't it true that Wide Receiver, as an intent stated, was a controlled delivery?

Well, Jason Weinstein should have resigned a year and a half ago. The house cleaning should have happened a year and a half ago, if in fact Justice was going to have good judgment sooner, rather than later.

I look forward to the American people having an opportunity to read as much of the material as can be made unsealed as possible.

Operation Fast and Furious is a poster child for what you don't do with deadly weapons.

I can't understand, for the life of me, how he could have believed it and still have his job.

I might note that contempt was narrow; it was for the attorney general's refusal to give us the very documents that the IG required in order to do this very comprehensive report.

I hope in the next Congress, whoever sits in my chair will face an administration that understands that openness to Congress... is critical if the American people are to have confidence in their government.

As I have often said since that time, the only way that statement could be true is if you believed, for guns to walk, they had to have legs.

It is our opinion, and I believe today's hearings will show, that the creation of private sector jobs should come before the creation of new bureaucratic organizations.

My goal in a short opening statement is, first of all, to thank you for your leadership on this.

I commend the President for his quick signing of it, his ceremony, his statement, but, unfortunately, rose garden ceremonies do not take the place of actual implementation.

If Government grows it may create private sector jobs by spending taxpayers' dollars, but only through private sector job growth will tax revenue close the deficit we already have.

Today's hearing is an important opportunity to discuss the Palau Compact and provide Members with the information on the benefits of the agreement to the United States and the Republic of Palau.

On March 10, 1983 President Ronald Reagan nearly doubled the size of the United States with the stroke of his pen, at no cost to taxpayers.

I feel a special closeness to Palau and responsibility for it beyond my role as the Ranking Member of this Subcommittee.

I think we do have an obligation under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution to pay the Palauans what we do

Ratifying the Convention is critical for our economy and our national security.

I will always be grateful that because of his 'Peace through Strength' Doctrine, the Cold War ended, the Soviet Union collapsed.

While some may characterize this designation as trivial, I strongly disagree and I am pleased to support this effort.