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Trey Gowdy

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Trey Gowdy is a former U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district, serving from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Gowdy gained national prominence as the chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, where he led investigations into the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. His tenure in Congress was marked by a focus on issues such as government oversight and national security. Prior to his congressional career, Gowdy served as a federal prosecutor and was known for his legal expertise and assertive questioning style during hearings.

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Sep 18, 2013

I can't offer you closure. What I hope we can offer you is the truth, facts, justice, and let you do with that what you need to do as you walk down that road we call grief.

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Sep 18, 2013

I want to express on a personal level my gratitude and my sympathy to you for the loss of your sons.

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Jul 22, 2013

I want to help you, I want to help your families, but, most importantly I want to make sure we fix the problems that we have so we don't have to have this conversation again.

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Jul 17, 2013

We didn't just improperly target conservative groups; we improperly targeted all groups.

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Jul 17, 2013

The most novel of all defenses, that the IRS is too poorly managed to be capable of concocting a scheme this sophisticated.

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Jul 17, 2013

Allow the person to do their job before you judge them based on connections.

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Jul 17, 2013

Mr. Carney's willingness to say, 'I don't know,' is exceeded perhaps only by his willingness to acknowledge the question.

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Jul 17, 2013

This is a Republican-appointed inspector general. This is someone who has donated and worked for prominent Republicans. Are we as Democrats and the public to believe he is objective and simply followed the truth where it leads?

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Jun 26, 2013

It makes it kind of hard for those of us interested in getting on to the next steps of immigration reform if you don't get over the condition precedent and prove to your constituents that you have a reasonable but ambitious border security…

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Jun 26, 2013

It is critical that we get the border security portion right.

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Jun 26, 2013

I find it totally unacceptable that with 13 days notice, that is not sufficient time to prepare to testify in Congress about what you do every day.

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Jun 25, 2013

Can you explain to us how you can keep your job and your paycheck despite these homophobic slurs?

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Jun 25, 2013

Before the close of business today, if you can, issue a statement on behalf of the IRS as to why he's still employed.

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Jun 25, 2013

I want to publicly thank you again for your service to our country.

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Jun 12, 2013

The SAFE Act shows how to avoid the mistakes of the past with regard to immigration law enforcement.

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Jun 12, 2013

If Benghazi was not safe enough for the premier law enforcement agency in the world to go, how was it safe enough for us to send diplomats?

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Jun 12, 2013

If you're good enough to do homicide cases, then I trust you to do immigration cases.

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Jun 12, 2013

We hope all elected officials will support Congressman Trey Gowdy's bill.

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Jun 12, 2013

Mr. Gowdy's bill contains such a mechanism.

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Jun 12, 2013

The SAFE Act provides a robust interior enforcement strategy that will maintain the integrity of our system for the long term.

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Jun 12, 2013

I am happy to find a synthesis between the respect for the rule of law that defines us as a Republic and the humanity that defines us as a people.

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Jun 12, 2013

Such provisions are particularly relevant following the Boston bombing.

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Jun 12, 2013

I'm much more interested in adherence to the rule of law.

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Jun 12, 2013

The bill ensures these individuals cannot take advantage of our generous immigration laws.

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Jun 3, 2013

What specific code section are you relying on?

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