The need to consult with the White House arises with respect to all types of document requests, including congressional committee requests, GAO requests, judicial subpoenas, and FOIA requests.

I can't speak for the entire IRS. That would be a question for the Chief Counsel or the Commissioner.

To the extent that I have been involved in responses to Congress or to FOIA, we have never shared information with the White House.

I mean, what does that mean, for Pete's sake? I mean, normal people can't understand all that.

Deliberative process exemption has increased dramatically?

I still think this is amazing, that none of them had ever testified on this issue before.

the very same agencies that may not give information under a legitimate FOIA request were also targeting citizens for exercising their First Amendment rights.

The fact is that the inspector general said you can't account for $500 million.

But the point is that the inspector general said you can't account for it.

It is well past time that someone be held accountable for these management failures.

Part of what I hope we look for in this Committee moving forward are ways the Inspector General can continue their investigation.

By turning a blind eye, EPA management allowed at least six more women to be harassed by Mr. Jutro.

But can you tell me what you need to make the White House safe, the Capitol safe, the Supreme Court safe...

We need change. We need change.

But people said something. People said something.

I thank the gentleman for this Special Order on an important subject, the Export-Import Bank. I was just going to start with retelling a story I told at an event not too long ago that I think is important. The scenario that is going to…

The Export-Import Bank is little more than a fund for corporate welfare.

99.9 percent of small businesses across America get no assistance from the Ex-Im Bank.

Many have called Ex-Im the 'Bank of Boeing,' and for good reason.

Reform is the key. We have to make reforms.

Might it also, I am just going to hazard a hypothesis, might it also be the complexity of the tax code.

The Bank was and is corrupt beyond repair. And everyone knows it.

Well, so you had critical pay authority for all this time and we had this whole escapade with--and these are the IT people, the tech people, of losing Lois Lerner's emails; finding out you had lost them; the IRS not telling, not you, but…

I would think that is the biggest concern. If you have a code that is that big, of course there are going to be questions. That is why we need to reform the tax code.

And you and Mr. Koskinen would like that to be back in place?