TJ Cox: “He possessed one FBI file, it was learned, and therefore he was convicted and sent to prison, for one file.”

That is, again, the correct interpretation. As the gentleman and I have discussed privately, this is a very important power that the Select Committee will possess. It should be used sparingly, not only after a vote, but after consultation…

It is unacceptable that, even today, 2 years after the worst drought in California's history, there are families in my district that cannot drink the water out of their taps.

I would point out, if I understood the gentleman, he said the Founding Fathers set up this balance, and that the Constitution is not a draft document. But the Constitution the Founding Fathers gave us made taxes unconstitutional and it…

If I might just interject, one of the reasons you see some Californians out here on the floor is that California repealed our death tax by the initiative of the people, and every time you hear somebody say class warfare, you know only some…