Trey Gowdy

Attempts to undermine the law via Executive fiat, regardless of motivation, are detrimental to the foundation of a democracy.

We live in a country where process matters. The end does not justify the means, no matter how good the intentions.

The thread that holds the tapestry of our country together is respect for and adherence to the rule of law.

But what he cannot do is make law by himself. That is the responsibility of the Congress.

The argument that previous Administrations have acted outside constitutional boundaries holds no merit with me.

If that is the hang-up, if that is the issue is that cops and prosecutors are somehow going to benefit financially from this forfeiture, then just take that away and send it to the general fund because I don't know a prosecutor or a cop…

So it strikes me that if you want to take the money out of prosecution and out of law enforcement, they should fully fund your office.

The two things that are going to kill us is if we ever start trading prison time for asset forfeiture and if we are perceived as being more interested in the finances than the enforcement.

The consensus, Mr. Chairman, in this country is our current immigration system is broken, unworkable, and, frankly, not in the best interest of our fellow citizens.

I would do everything in my power to seek the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God.

If we engage in a process that is not fair according to the American people, we will be punished, as we should be, for that.

It was lunacy to expend the time, effort, and money to continue to put them through that again.

We are going to take this charge seriously, and I hope the minority will participate, as well.

the American public, the families that were affected by what happened in Benghazi, and the victims themselves deserve better.

So the letters haven't worked, and the southern politeness has not worked. We are going to ratchet it up.

Facts that do not support serious allegations that we are investigating should not and cannot be ignored.

I don't enjoy these hearings. I would rather have a hearing about substance, not about process.

I want to be able to look the family members of the four murdered Americans in the eye and tell them we found out everything that we could.

We have had enough of this pursuit and this quest to catch this mythical unicorn.

If the minority continues to believe that their role is to play fullback to our efforts to block everything we do...

This is not a political exercise for us.

If our goal is the truth and not a predetermined outcome, these interviews should have been conducted jointly with Democrats and Republicans in the room.

I thank his honor. President Obama announced one of the largest extraconstitutional power grabs ever by a Chief Executive. He declared unilaterally that almost 5 million undocumented aliens will receive deferred action under some…

This committee will be the last best hope for answering the questions surrounding the attacks in Benghazi.

Thank the gentleman from Illinois.