Mark Meadows

I would like to say that I have a solution for all of this. The gentlewoman was just talking about an emergency. The chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is talking about the Coast Guard. I will join both of them in…

Facts are a stubborn thing. I would like to point out to my good friend from New York that, indeed, we are backfilling that. These projects will get funded. She knows that; I know that; and soon, the American people will know that. Mr…

The GSA's Office of Inspector General must fully comply with the request for information and documents it received from Ranking Members Graves and Meadows.

There is no doubt in my mind that this particular deal was a good deal for the American taxpayer.

We have allowed a President of the United States when in his personal capacity to invest in Washington, DC.

We have taken a $6 million liability and we have turned it into a surplus of $3 million.

So I have tried to explain that what happened is this is a good deal for the American taxpayer.

So what we are essentially saying is the way the lease is structured is that in order to get above that figure, you are actually having to have gross receipts above $100 million.

Would you say that that is a good model for all of the underutilized properties, in terms of taking it from what it once was to what it currently is?

Would you agree with this, Mr. Mathews? The Delegate has been very active on making sure that we use underutilized buildings in the District of Columbia and make them producing assets.

Is that not the most transparent way to do a lease where you have a plus-up from a base amount?

So, Mr. Mathews, let me come back on this lease to make sure we are crystal-clear.

It is not that they are--so this all boils down to an emoluments question and whether the President of the United States should get some kind of benefit tangentially from the operating of a hotel that he leased prior to him becoming…

So, fundamentally, the question that we have before us today is not whether the Trump Organization is making the payments that have been negotiated under the previous administration, as I said in my opening statements.

I am a strong supporter of transparency, oversight, and access to information.

Let's be very clear--we are here today because of a lease, endorsed by and advocated for by Democrats.

We are here today focusing on answering a constitutional question that's currently before the courts.

Let us be very clear: We are here today because of a lease that was endorsed by, advocated by Democrats.

We could be in a hearing today examining some of those proposals.

Once again, here we are in the drama of 'everything related to President Trump is bad.'

Questions from Hon. Mark Meadows to Hon. Carol Fortine Ochoa, Inspector General, U.S. General Services Administration.

Questions from Hon. Mark Meadows to Dan Mathews, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration.

Submissions for the Record by Hon. Mark Meadows

I would say this. The chairman has just introduced a piece of legislation that is very meaningful and I think it would be important for us to get it to markup as quickly as possible.

The great thing about the inspectors generals is that whether there is a Democrat in the chair or a Republican in the chair, the value remains the same.