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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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Jul 31, 2012

I am entitled to make a part which has form, fit, and function perfectly, and I have not violated the patent because the patent is limited to ornamental.

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Jul 25, 2012

I thank the Chair. I meant nothing other than I was shocked that the gentleman would say that he would reserve time on what was clearly a typographical error. With that, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ribble).

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Jul 25, 2012

Reclaiming my time, nothing could be more insincere than to pick on professional staff on a typographical error. If we have to go to the Rules Committee, I guess we will. But I am really sorry to see that kind of an attitude on what the…

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Jul 25, 2012

It's now my honor to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Hampshire (Mr. Guinta).

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Jul 25, 2012

I trust the gentleman from Missouri is aware that last year, out of over 3,000 regulations coming out of the administration, no more than 66 would have even qualified for this moratorium. With that, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from…

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Jul 25, 2012

Hopefully the gentleman would note that the language he just quoted is from the President's executive order. It's not some sort of pocket information, but, in fact, something the President of the United States felt was a reasonable set of…

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Jul 25, 2012

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I never thought I would hear former Chairman Waxman speak in terms of how dysfunctional Congress is, how we just don't operate and can't be trusted; but, clearly, I heard him say that today. I…

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Jul 25, 2012

It is amazing that we are hearing that the world will come to an end if we slow down new regulations. With that, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx).

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Jul 25, 2012

It is now my honor to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Oklahoma, (Mr. Lankford).

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Jul 25, 2012

There you go again. We're shutting down the entire regulatory system because 66 out of 3,000 regulations would be affected by this bill before us today. In just last year, 66 out of 3,000, that's shutting it down. With that, I yield 2…

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Jul 25, 2012

I trust the gentleman from Virginia is well aware that the typographical error in the bill under consideration was, in fact, a mistake done by professional staff. And although unanimous consents are not permitted in the Committee of the…

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Jul 24, 2012

Can I inquire how much time we both have remaining, please. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 9\1/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Maryland has 2 minutes remaining.

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Jul 24, 2012

History records that Democrats broadly voted for it when it was voted out of this body. Nothing more need be said. With that, I yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn).

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Jul 24, 2012

I am really distraught that Congress probably doesn't have the authority or the ability to stop you from raiding the Medicare trust fund.

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Jul 24, 2012

the $8.3 billion you are taking is going to be paid by seniors both in and out of Medicare Advantage.

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Jul 24, 2012

I won't use all of our time. I have a slightly different opinion than the ranking member's. I believe regular order has been followed on this bill, followed and then some. This is something that Dr. Paul has worked on, on a bipartisan…

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Jul 24, 2012

Could I inquire how much time is available. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 4\1/4\ minutes remaining. The time of the gentleman from Maryland has expired.

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Jul 24, 2012

It's now my honor to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Paul), the author of this bill and the man who understands that not knowing should never be an answer.

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Jul 24, 2012

The rules of the House prohibit going after someone's motivation. I'm very concerned that a bill that, in a substantially similar form, was placed into Dodd-Frank by then-Chairman Barney Frank is now being characterized as somehow…

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Jul 24, 2012

I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 459, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, directs the GAO to conduct a full audit of the Federal Reserve. The Dodd-Frank legislation mandated a GAO audit of the Fed, but that audit, issued…

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Jul 24, 2012

As I introduced my good friend and leader on this issue, Mr. Chaffetz, I might note that when the word ``Democrat'' and ``Republican'' are used in this Hall, hopefully when there are 45 Democratic Members on this bill as cosponsors, we…

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Jul 24, 2012

It is now my honor to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Farenthold).

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Jul 24, 2012

Reclaiming my time, I would like to yield 15 seconds to the gentleman from Texas, the author of the bill.

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Jul 24, 2012

It is now my honor to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Amash).

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Jul 24, 2012

I yield myself 2 minutes. Mr. Speaker, it appears as though we agree on certain things. We agree that some transparency is required. We certainly agree, on a bipartisan basis, that what the GAO did, under Dodd-Frank, at a minimum, was a…

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