"It is par for the course. We have done it, unfortunately, with a lot of consistency for the last four years."
"I find it really interesting, by the way, that we would also, some of us, apparently, would focus on people who have obviously abused or misused their position at the EPA."
"You can't have it both ways. You can't be cutting the IRS that kind of amount and then decry the fact that they've got antiquated IT systems."
"The chairman and I, Chairman Issa, have introduced a bill, FITARA, the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act--a mouthful--otherwise known as Issa-Connolly."
"I think the title of this hearing shouldn't be about this administration. It really is almost 40 years of U.S. drug policy with respect to marijuana through Republican and Democratic administrations."
"I have long believed that the Federal Government governs best when it truly listens and learns from our States."
"We owe it to her and the other families in this country that may suffer from similar medical conditions."
"I believe we should act swiftly to reclassify marijuana in order to allow for legitimate medicinal uses and research."
"But there are 22 States and the District of Columbia that have decided otherwise because they feel they have been held back at the Federal level."
"That's an astounding statement, and it will be very interesting whether that holds up in terms of science."
"I must say, in this examination what's going to be revealed is that we have some of the most restrictive guidelines in terms of research all skewed toward outcomes that talk about the harmful effects ..."