Timothy H. Bishop: “I have to question how today's hearing will help address the issues that this subcommittee should be focusing on, which…”

Too often these days we have let the rhetoric surrounding controversial issues overtake the reality.

Our former Senator from the State of New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said everyone is entitled to his own opinions, but not his own facts.

However, I am troubled by the tone taken by this Congress in carrying out its oversight activities of the current administration.

My fondest hope as I leave the Congress is that the way in which this committee has conducted its business will come to characterize the way the Congress as a whole conducts its business.