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Kevin McCarthy is like everybody’s friend. And he’s almost too nice of a guy, i think there will be a huge recognition that Kevin McCarthy did the most raising money. Going district by district to actually win back the House. It's a matter of how big the margin is. You've got to be able to shut off some votes of people who will never vote for Kevin McCarthy. But you got to backfill that with people that will.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I look at the Democrats and say,they dont have policyprescriptions, theydont want to bring the budgetunder control. They want to yellabout the president needing tobe impeached.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Whats bizarre about this, is in any other situation, theres no possible way theywould allow the potential perpetrator to self-select what the FBI gets to see, theFBIshould be the one to sort through those emails -- not the Clinton Foundation-related attorneys.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
It is an incredibly difficult job to be Speaker of the House.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
I think she really did believe that, she showed today that her comment about ‘ what difference does it make ’ was truly how she felt.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Fox News is disgusting for her to downplay Fox News, and I think the American people knew Fox News. She did nothing about Fox News at the time, and this tragedy was entirely preventable, except her State Department was inept in protecting Americans in Benghazi, i ’m sure she ca n’t even look in the mirror and face the fact that, on her watch, they lost four Americans, and it’s disgusting she ca n’t live up to it, even today.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
You don’t want an agent who’s been on the job for 12 hours a day for 30 days in a row standing guard on the president—that’s not good for anyone.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
The fundamental problem is that they are still understaffed by nearly 1,000 agents, and the consequence is the people that are there have to work more hours than they ever should be scheduled to work, you don’t want an agent who’s been on the job for 12 hours a day for 30 days in a row standing guard on the president—that’s not good for anyone.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
You’re going to protect the president of the United States 24/7, 365 days a year no matter where in the world he is and they need to be able to deal with it, malia Obama went to South America for months and that was exceptionally expensive for Secret Service, but nobody complained about that.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
This was supposed to be a one-time recognition of a problem that still hasn’t been fixed and that is that they are dramatically understaffed.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
As a former military officer, you simply cannot take money from Russia, Turkey or anybody else. And it appears as if he did take that money. It was inappropriate. And there are repercussions for the violation of law.
Found on CNN 7 years ago
We're not here to make the final determination, as has previously been reported, General Flynn briefed the Defense Intelligence Agency, a component agency of DoD, extensively regarding the RT speaking event trip both before and after the trip, and he answered any questions that were posed by DIA concerning the trip during those briefings.
Found on CNN 7 years ago
The law requires him to seek permission … from the secretary of state and the Department of Defense, the response we’re getting [from those agencies] is there is no information, and that, we believe, is the potential violation.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
I see no data to support the notion that Gen. Flynn complied with the law.
Found on CNN 7 years ago
The more I'm here, the more I'm convinced I don't want to be in the United States Senate, i've already invested years in the House and it's essentially the same job, just more people over here and more competition.
Found on CNN 7 years ago
I'm not going to be here forever, i would take a serious, serious look at running for governor. I want to go as hard and fast as I can in the House and then go home.
Found on CNN 7 years ago
After long consultation with my family and prayerful consideration, I have decided I will not be a candidate for any office in 2018, for those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives.
Found on CNN 7 years ago
After more than 1,500 nights away from my home, it is time. I may run again for public office, but not in 2018, for those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives. I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be re-elected by large margins. I have the full support of Speaker (Paul) Ryan to continue as Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That said, I have made a personal decision to return to the private sector.
Found on CNN 7 years ago
For those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives. I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be re-elected by large margins. I have the full support of Speaker Ryan to continue as Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That said, I have made a personal decision to return to the private sector.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
After more than 1,500 nights away from my home, it is time. I may run again for public office, but not in 2018.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
We have paperwork that’s due from the White House, the Pentagon, and the State Department today, but we may be doing something later this week related to his payments that he received from not only Russia but Turkey as well.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
This is a major wake up call, worst I’ve seen to date.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
My job is not to be a cheerleader for the president, my job is to hold them accountable, and they do not necessarily like it, it’s not going to be pleasant sometimes, I’m sure, I’m sure that some people will get frustrated. Asked specifically about the potential conflicts of interest arising from the vast wealth Trump has amassed from building his business empire, Chaffetz says his chief concern is making sure there is compliance with the law, but added a president is exempt from many of them.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Immunity deals should not be a requirement for cooperating with the FBI.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
He should be here. … It is not optional, his attendance is required here.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We decide what's relevant -- not the Department of Justice, not the FBI, we are entitled to the full file.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
That’s the way a banana republic acts, not the way the United States of America acts, i don’t expect to have to issue a subpoena to see unclassified information.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
It seems to a lot of us that the average Joe … if they had done what you laid out in your statement, that they’d be in handcuffs, and I think there is a legitimate concern that there is a double-standard -- if your name isn’t Clinton or you’re not part of the powerful elite, that lady justice will act differently.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The facts before us on the impeachment go solely to what Mr. Koskinen did and didn’t do when he was under subpoena, there was a lot of gross negligence, things he should have done, could have done.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Koskinen must be held accountable for his misconduct, i am committed to using every tool at my disposal to hold Mr. Koskinen responsible for his offenses.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
But the deal that had been spun up and sold to the American public, I’m not sure it was as clear as it should have been.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I do not doubt his talents and his knowledge, but the deal that had been spun up and sold to the American public, I’m not sure it was as clear as it should have been.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
They do not go around trying to put criminals on the streets. there is a whole list of categories there that are a harm to public safety, including those that commit homicide, that you went ahead and released anyway.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
There is a whole list of categories there that are a harm to public safety, including those that commit homicide, that you went ahead and released anyway, and so that law is crystal clear. You are making these discretionary choices and released these people out in the public and they are committing more crimes.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Wow, you just don't get it. You just don't get it, you still don't get it.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
It’ one of the most offensive and disconcerting things I’ve seen.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The Utah Attorney General recently made the committee aware of credible evidence of misconduct by a U.S. District Court Judge.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
Our initial review of the allegations has caused alarm and distress over their serious nature, the Utah Attorney General recently made the committee aware of credible evidence of misconduct by a U.S. District Court Judge.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
You still don't get it.You screwed up. And you messed up people's lives.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Protecting this information should be a core competency of OPM, today's announcement seems aimed only at solving a perception problem rather than tackling the reforms needed to fix a broken security clearance process.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
EPA is rife with incompetence and Region 5 [which Hedman was in charge of] is no exception, one resignation will not change the top to bottom scrubbing EPA needs, but it is a step in the right direction.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Personally I don't want to see the budget caps busted, and if we're going to raise the debt ceiling, I personally would like to see more major reforms.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I've had enough members who have come and said, 'Please, Jason, do this. We don't want to fight internally, but realistically we can't vote to promote the existing leadership,'.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
He's been in existing leadership for years and years, and the strife and the divide is getting worse, it's not getting better.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
You don't just give automatic promotion to the existing leadership team.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
I think I learned from that lesson -- that you're not going to do things by cutting people off at the knees, i think I was a good leader and that I listened ... and reconsidered that decision.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
You just don’t give a promotion, that does n’t signal change.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Certain lines should never be crossed. The unauthorized access and distribution of my personal information crossed that line. It was a tactic designed to intimidate and embarrass me and frankly, it is intimidating.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
This has absolutely nothing to do with providing health care to young women who need a breast exam.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
I'm going to take a look at it, but I haven't yet read it.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Mr. Koskinen failed to testify truthfully. The statements that he made to Congress were false, it is imperative that this committee pursue all constitutional remedies. That may include contempt and it even may include impeachment of Mr. Koskinen.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Mr. Koskinen should no longer be the IRS commissioner, at best, Commissioner Koskinen was derelict in his duties to preserve agency records. At worst, he and the IRS engaged in an orchestrated plan to hide information from Congress.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
You act as if it's your money and there's not going to be some sort of consequence here.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I think you are part of the problem, that hurricane has come and blown this building down, and I don’t want to hear about putting boards up on windows (now). It’s time for you to go.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I think you're part of the problem, that's why I think it's time for you to go.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It took them two weeks to try to get their story straight, but it's still in conflict.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
He is lucky to be alive, because he should have been blown out of the air and very well could have been.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
In negotiations with the Department of Homeland Security, the department requested that information remain secret and be kept from Congress and the American people, those restrictions are unacceptable.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Those restrictions are unacceptable. Under such restrictions, the committee cannot perform its essential duties to evaluate and propose much-needed legislative reforms for this troubled agency.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
We need to weed out those who risk our national security, embarrass the county, and skirt the law, this needs to end.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
It doesn’t pass the basic common-sense test, they provided the two tapes – where are the rest?
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
There have got to be severe consequences to this, Wolf. There haven't in the past, but we're going to find out a lot what Director Clancy is willing to do.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
We're very united, Republicans and Democrats, in saying that the safety of the President is paramount, and we're putting this person in jeopardy, and his family in jeopardy.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
The more I've learned about it, the more concerned I've become, we're very united, Republicans and Democrats, in saying that the safety of the President is paramount, and we're putting this person in jeopardy, and his family in jeopardy.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
It's just shocking to me that you start (looking), two weeks later you're able to find the emails.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The panel made it crystal clear that only a director from outside the agency would meet the needs of the agency today -- someone with a fresh perspective, free from allegiances and without ties to what has consistently been described as a 'good old boys network.
Found on CNN 10 years ago
It's going to be a big push from the oversight committee. What is the government doing or not doing in terms of tracking you, following you, investigating you? And if you're suspicion-less, it should be none of the above.
Found on CNN 10 years ago
If they want more money from Congress, if they want their budget from Congress, if they want their people confirmed in the Senate, they're going to have to solve this problem.
Found on CNN 10 years ago
He had a vision for where he was going. He would set the stage months in advance and understood ... the hearing itself was just a step in actually reforming government.
Found on CNN 10 years ago
And yet there is lack of clarity, rules of engagement are not understood. ... The more I look at it, the scarier it gets for me.
Found on CNN 10 years ago
They can get my cot or they can go on my Instagram and pull off a picture if they want, but no, I'm not going to sit for some painting. That's so 1800's. I'm not doing that.
Found on CNN 10 years ago
I got more whistleblowers from the Secret Service than I do anywhere else. And if you look at that department and agency, it's the one place you can never, ever, ever make a mistake, ever, and yet there is lack of clarity, rules of engagement are not understood. ... The more I look at it, the scarier it gets for me.
Found on CNN 10 years ago
It took so long to get details of the 2011 shooting, let's learn from that and learn immediately what happened here.
Found on FOX News 10 years ago
Are you going to actually grow the economy and jobs, are entrepreneurs going to be better off, are small businessmen going to be better off, with more taxes and more government? No!
Found on Reuters 10 years ago
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