Darrell Issa

We cannot allow the continued loss or degradation of whistleblower laws that today cause us not to have the full support of both our contractors and our government employees.

The support and protection of whistleblowers in the Federal Government is obviously vital to rooting out the waste, fraud, and abuse and mismanagement.

Without these individuals willing to come forward and uncover the most dangerous failures within the government, we would find ourselves exposed from a national security standpoint.

I believe that this trust is inherently unconstitutional, unaccountable entity that manages the taxpayers' investments in AIG.

What have the American people bought for $190 billion?

The American people have a right to know what is being done with their money and how these companies are being run.

How dare we find out drip by drip by drip that our government has no ability to say how much money has been spent or on what? How much longer can the American people tolerate the lack of transparency?

So as stockholders, are you free to do that? Can you do that even though, in fact, you probably would be increasing stockholder value here, and Treasury may not like it because they may have to admit that what they did was--well the term…

It couldn't be both fiduciaries.

please consider taking this $400-plus million in bonuses, breaking it down, not necessarily just for one member, but for the public...

I have also been on both sides of arbitration. Arbitration has gotten it right, and then also I have lost.

There was no funding in order to do oversight by the States in this legislation.

Under your leadership, it's very clear it is doing just that.

I'm sure less. Let me ask you one last question.

I want everyone to understand that one of the reasons that this makes today so special is that this committee is supposed to be about waste, fraud, abuse and is supposed to work in a bipartisan fashion.

We are going to work together on a bipartisan basis to change that.

I join the chairman in making sure that we do find a way, either with the existing funds or the new funds, to provide that material to the States.

I think we are beginning to go down a road that is in the right direction, which is uncommon in Congress.

I join with the Ranking Member, Mr. Smith, in saying that a study--and I would go one step further, a GAO study, should in fact be commissioned.

I have been in the House for 8 years, and I have been a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, although on leave of absence, for 6. But before I came here, for two decades I was in the electronics industry, was part of the annual…

I thank the gentleman. Hearing what I have just heard, I would like to thank the chairman of the full committee. It is clear that we will for months, years to come, be looking at the failures of TARP; the failures to properly consider the…

almost every day the Government Accountability Office and Inspector Generals issue a report identifying waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement. The Federal Government is large, and we can use all the help we can get. Unfortunately, these…

I am strongly in support of this resolution as necessary and appropriate. It is sort of interesting to have to bring a vote to give somebody less money and save the taxpayers money, but I'm pleased to do it at any time, and hopefully we…

It's a parting shot, and it's popular to kick somebody on their way out the door. But I'm going to take it along with Chairman Townes that there are 13,000 issues that we're going to follow.

I represent a great many tribes in California, none of whom will be adversely affected if this casino goes in or doesn't go in. I come to the floor as a supporter of tribal and historic rights and their gaming rights. I have absolute…