Jun 6, 2012
You cannot tell what his political ideology is from the way he discharges his job.
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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Jun 6, 2012
I am a critic because I don't think the Attorney General for the United States of America should have any political ideology whatsoever.
May 16, 2012
Nell Lindsey was a nurse at a local hospital. Her shift had ended, and it was time to go home. She couldn't take her own car because her husband had disabled the car so it wouldn't work. This is the same husband who had broken her jaw on a…
May 9, 2012
Woman, if the government wants to ask you if you're having trouble keeping your attention or how many flush toilets you have, I suppose they can ask that. But should they really be able to fine you for not answering? And it is of very…
May 9, 2012
I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.
May 9, 2012
I was not going to talk because I talked yesterday on Fast and Furious, and Representative Chaffetz did a wonderful job. But, Madam Chair, I cannot stand here while demonstrably false insinuations are leveled. I worked for the Department…
May 9, 2012
Woman, my mother was a victims advocate in a prosecutor's office when I was growing up. She would come home and lament the fact that defendants could pick any lawyer they wanted to defend them, but the victims of crime were stuck with the…
May 9, 2012
Woman, I would just say, again, that really in times of prosperity, we should be having conversations about the size and the scope of government. And of course you have to have it in times of austerity. I just view the criminal justice…
May 8, 2012
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 21, line 23, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)'' after the dollar amount. Page 101, line 10, insert…
May 8, 2012
Woman, for well over a year now, committees of Congress have been trying to answer basic, fundamental questions about an ill-conceived, ill-executed firearms operation called Fast and Furious. A Border Patrol agent was killed, hundreds of…
Apr 25, 2012
Can government decide which religious beliefs are acceptable and not acceptable?
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