Jim Jordan

This is the right time to do this thing.

This is about remembering your friends. This is about loyalty.

My guess is we are the United States of America, we are the biggest, strongest country on the planet.

The long, sad chapter of John Koskinen as IRS commissioner comes to an end in 2-1/2 weeks, and thank the Lord for that.

Well said. Well said.

This is where it all ends. You start with the safe spaces, safe zone, trigger warnings, microaggressions, bias response teams, and even riots...

The highest officials at the Department of Justice should be straight with the American people. And that did not happen.

Do you agree with that decision that was made and, frankly, implemented by the FBI Director?

I thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Downing, how long have you been at the Department of Justice?

Do you think it is wise for the Justice Department to mislead the American people?

I think we should go ahead and subpoena the guy and bring him in here to answer some of these questions.

Man, no wonder the American taxpayers are fed up with our Federal Government and the way this place operates.

Did Mr. Runcie receive any bonus payments over the last few years for his stellar job of not complying with two Federal laws?

Mr. Runcie resigned, yes, the night before, right, he is supposed to come.

This is now two hearings in a row this committee has had with the Department of Education has not complied with two Federal laws.

Yes. So $144 billion across government, one of the most egregious agencies within that $144 billion is the Department of Education.

And one of the most egregious agencies that is part of that overall number is the guy sitting beside you, the Department of Education, is that correct?

Isn't it true that last year there were $144 billion in improper payments across the government?

Today's hearing highlights exactly what American taxpayers hate about the Federal Government.

This is why we have this committee, to get to the bottom of these kind of things.

They get paid better, better pension, cheaper healthcare, better overall benefit package, sick leave, all those kind of things, right? And you can't fire them, right?

If you have got 99.9 percent of the workforce getting an A, I think our constituents want to know why they have to wade eight weeks to get their passport.

If we repeal the Johnson administration, it would be more than churches affected, would it not, Rabbi?

This is what happens, and this is why Mr. Hice's legislation is so important, this issue is so important.

So if that's not the heavy arm of government chilling First Amendment liberties, I don't know what is.