[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7047]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        ADMINISTRATION FAILURES

  (Mr. HOLDING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, this administration's repeated disregard 
for transparency and the rule of law should trouble every American.
  Mr. Speaker, the administration has accused congressional Republicans 
of playing politics as we conduct oversight into the administration's 
failures before, during, and after the terrorist attack in Benghazi. 
But this is hypocritical, coming from an administration that already 
altered talking points to cover their own political agenda.
  And more recently, Mr. Speaker, we learned that the IRS deliberately 
targeted conservative groups. The IRS has the serious responsibility of 
collecting taxes and holding accountable those who cheat the system; 
and now it seems that they, themselves, are choosing when to follow the 
law.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people deserve more from their elected 
officials. I hope as details of these events emerge the American people 
will find out the truth, not just the administration's spin.

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