Charles Rangel: “You, Karen, you have dedicated your life to this, and so we're going to staple you to the bill, and just send it to the…”

it is painful for me to see that this torture continues without coming to a shrieking halt.

If I'm gone, quite frankly, I don't give a damn.

If they can't give us any idea how long it would take to repair this emergency situation--which stains the government, it stains the executive branch, and it stains us--maybe we should set a date for our next hearing.

Let me make it perfectly clear. If the IRS had leaked information or had not done their job, they should not only be investigated, they should go to trial, and those who violate the law ought to be convicted and serve time for it. You…