[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 14, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H2588-H2589]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IRS, DOJ, BENGHAZI--AMERICANS DESERVE ANSWERS

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, at a 2009 college 
commencement address, President Obama joked he could use the Internal 
Revenue Service to target political enemies, but, of course, he never 
would.

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Well, today, it appears that officials at the Internal Revenue Service 
had the last laugh. On Friday, the IRS admitted to the political 
profiling of conservative groups and that senior-level officials were 
aware of these actions as far back as 2011.
  This, on top of new revelations in the ongoing Benghazi terrorist 
attack investigation, one could say it's been a bad week for the White 
House. But it doesn't stop there. Yesterday, it was reported the 
Justice Department used a secret subpoena to obtain 2 months of phone 
records for Associated Press reporters and editors without notifying 
the news organization.
  It has been a bad week for the White House, Mr. Speaker, but an even 
worse week for the Constitution, which is no laughing matter. The 
American people deserve answers from the White House concerning these 
abuses. The constitutional protections of free Americans and a free 
press--the foundations of our democracy--are at stake.

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