Political Quotes

“I want to thank the distinguished chairman from Utah. As Members will see from the views I am going to articulate, we have some strong differences about how the facts ought to be interpreted, but we worked very closely together to ensure that there would be one bipartisan compilation of the underlying facts. The two of us certainly agree that there is evidence of vast bureaucratic bumbling at the IRS. I will also say that a review of 1.5 million pages of emails and documents and interviews with more than 30 IRS officials does not point to a single shred of political interference. I think as colleagues look at particularly the majority views and the minority views--set them aside for a moment; the fact is, the facts of the report show that no order--no order was ever given to target political groups. I am very pleased that we now have a bipartisan report that was conducted here in the Congress. That is why the bipartisan findings are especially important. As I have stated, the findings contain absolutely no evidence to support the narrative that has been advanced by other committees and some in the media that tea party groups were targeted by the IRS because of their political views. My own view is that groups on the progressive side and groups on the conservative side--both of them were handled in a fashion that was unacceptable. Both were handled badly.…”