Darrell Issa

Honest testimony is always critical to a starting point of sometimes disagreeing.

I am concerned, as Mr. Chaffetz was, that your order is wrong.

But this Committee, just a few years ago, saw a fraud being perpetrated in Florida...

The cooperation came after your office in your name as you as the recipient received a subpoena.

I join with you in believing that Andrew Traver...should in fact be given an up-or-down vote.

Now that we have the facts, I hope that we can put aside the politics and the rhetoric and focus on concrete reforms to ensure that this never, ever, never, ever happens again.

Our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers, because taxpayers have a right to know what they get from their government.

I can't believe that the transition from the last administration to this administration, there was no briefing?

this isn't a Republican issue or a Democrat issue. This is a United States of America issue.

You know what I would appreciate you saying? You know what? I didn't have the foggiest idea what was going on.

I take very seriously getting the facts right.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I believe that the American people deserve to have an Attorney General that they can trust. And for that reason, I have asked for your resignation.

I will work with the ranking member to find appropriate portions that seek your concerns that can be made available.

you've got to be able to make the case, and the case has not been made here that the Attorney General, Eric Holder, was in any way derelict in his duties.

ATF people and Justice people are telling us, this goes all the way to the very top. It goes all the way to the ATF Office of the Director and obviously goes to the Office of the Attorney General. This is the approved plan that you know is…

This committee has lost its patience to wait longer. We will not wait until next Groundhog Day to get answers for the American people.

How dare you not have both the public and this committee know what you knew in a timely fashion?

How dare you tell us you're still developing protocols while the President is sitting in an electric car?

This committee under the Republicans and Democratic leaders has taken on auto companies and the Transportation Safety Administration overall.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Camping is not a First Amendment. Camping is in fact a violation of law.

In fact, the moment somebody begins sleeping in a tent, basically using somebody else's asset, the American peoples' asset in a way not prescribed or allowed within the regulations set about for all citizens, the moment they do that they…

Can we expect additional exceptions like this in the future?

I will mention that this Congress, or a previous Congress, has wrestled with that same difficult task.