Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the chaos in Washington, DC, precipitated by impeachment mania or our inability to get what should be relatively straightforward work done, like the appropriations process and all the gymnastics over the USMCA, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement--in fact, we are coming down to a deadline on Friday, the 20th of December, when the current continuing resolution runs out. Because of everything that is going on, many people may not have been able to pay that much attention--and I think attention is deserved--to the testimony of Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz, who testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. I know there was some news coverage of it, but I wanted to give some reflections on the testimony Mr. Horowitz gave. First of all, the Office of Inspector General is a very important one. They are a watchdog to make sure the laws Congress passes and the rules of the various agencies--in this case, the Department of Justice--are complied with. It is really very, very important. With everything else going on, it is important to have an impartial inspector general to conduct that kind of investigation and to hold people accountable--something that doesn't happen enough here in Washington, DC.…”