[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6776]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          OVERSIGHT IS A PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY OF CONGRESS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, last week was very 
revealing about misstatements of truth from the White House. On 
Wednesday, the administration was heavily criticized as the House 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing, led by 
Chairman Darrell Issa, to investigate the Benghazi terrorist attack. 
Additionally, on Friday, the IRS secret operation to target 
conservative groups was admitted after 3 years of denial.
  Thomas Jefferson once said, ``The whole art of government consists in 
the art of being honest.''
  As a congressional body, the Members of the United States House and 
Congress have an obligation to carry out oversight responsibilities. 
When situations arise where there is administration misconduct, we must 
pursue investigations to protect the American people. I look forward to 
working with my colleagues by demanding answers to the countless 
questions of intentional misrepresentations.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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