Political Quotes

“I walked in and was hearing the gentleman from California talking about all these foreign donations, and I thought for sure he was talking about the Clinton Foundation donations from foreign governments, that there is a big question about their influence on policy and appointments and other things. That is why I was glad the gentleman clarified the topic at hand here. What we are doing here, really, is protecting the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech. That is a very bedrock of our democratic society. As Benjamin Franklin once wrote: ``Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech.'' See, American citizens should not be targeted by their own government for exercising their rights, their free speech, which is exactly why we are here today; because, under the Obama administration, the IRS has all too often targeted groups based on their political affiliation. I don't care whether you are liberal, conservative, or somewhere in between, you shouldn't have your government targeting you, through the IRS, based on your political views. And they even disclosed the identities of supporters of these organizations. This commonsense bill would protect the First Amendment by prohibiting the IRS from collecting sensitive information about citizens who support nonprofit organizations like charities, like education organizations, trade associations, and more.…”