I thank the distinguished ranking member, my friend from Maryland (Mr. Cummings). I join the ranking member in opposing the so-called Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act. Specifically, we take exception to the inclusion of…

It is inaccurate to suggest that the State Department has intentionally withheld the documents we need.

Unfortunately, I have also seen how investigations can be used as a form of political attack rather than a search for the facts and a search for the truth.

I strongly support the authority of this committee to obtain necessary documents as part of our investigations.

I thank my dear friend, the distinguished ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings). I must say, the previous speaker representing the majority on the Judiciary Committee…

I find myself in an interesting position in this hearing because, having worked for the legislative branch for 10 years in the Senate and now being a member of the legislative branch as an elected Member of the House, I certainly have…

How about now? How about, just once, resisting the temptation to engage in partisan activity, especially when it comes to foreign policy?

Whatever happened to the Arthur Vandenberg standard that our differences end at the water's edge?

Legitimate requirements for information must be enforced on a bipartisan basis. Fishing expeditions, blatantly partisan efforts to seek information to embarrass, to humiliate, to undermine will not get bipartisan support and don't deserve…

This is an attempt to embarrass and to undermine. And that is not how we ought to be doing business in this committee.

I'm looking at the backlog of family actions. And, again, Ms. Ochoa, your report to us was in September.

Can you make a commitment, at least a tentative commitment--we understand things happen--but can you make a tentative commitment to us today in terms of getting that to zero?

I would have guessed there actually is a difference between the two, and you're saying there really isn't.

I really thank Mr. Lynch for noting that.

Thank you. I appreciate the distinction.

We're looking at GSA's deplorable management of the Army's subsidized childcare program.

Let me ask about the line of questioning that somehow implies we ought to prioritize a particular religious group over all others.

I will point out that it was the official position of the United States Government that Morsi won a free and fair election, whether we like it or not.

no one wants to trample overdue process and the rights of Federal employees, but we do not want to sacrifice accountability

I remain troubled as an American and as a Member of this body that we find ourselves apologists for a military coup that overthrew a free and fairly elected government.

The recently concluded House of Representatives elections did little to consolidate democratic gains.

I think it is very clear that the human rights abuses that have occurred in Egypt are, frankly, far more serious than the predecessor regime that was overturned.

I think this was a really thoughtful conversation. I hope we can expand on it because this is a critical relationship.

It is estimated that there are now more than 40,000 political prisoners, along with 22 journalists behind bars in Egypt.

I think being an apologist for this government and its methods is guaranteed to lead to a result we are going to really deeply regret.