Political Quotes

“Tonight I think it would become us, Mr. Speaker, since we are talking about what becomes this Chamber, it would become us to stick to the facts. The organization Hermandad Mexicana Nacional has, for nearly 5 months, refused to comply with the subpoena issued by a United States District Court judge. The Department of Justice says the matter is still under review, despite repeated letters from the Committee on House Oversight. That is a fact. The Department of Justice's failure to act has encouraged groups to ignore subpoenas, delaying the investigations. This is no picnic for us, as any Member on either of the side of the aisle on this committee knows very well of this delay. It is not something we enjoy, it is not something we like, it is not something that has a political furtherance. The other statement that is made that needs to be addressed is that the other side argues that most information requested in the subpoena to Hermandad has already been turned over. That is simply not true. Not all the information has been turned over. And if it had been, they would not be fighting so hard. Another thing is, they had all summer to file, but they did not. They filed in August because they wanted to delay the entire process.”