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_Published 2014-03-05. Congressman Elijah Cummings in Heated Argument After IRS Hearing_


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## Transcript

This committee. I can see no point in going further. I have no expectation that Miss Learner will cooperate with this committee and therefore we [ CROSSTALK ] Chairman. I have a statement. I have a procedural question Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman I have a procedural question. Mr. Chairman, you cannot run a committee like this. You just cannot do this. This is, we are better than that as a country, we're better than that as a committee. I have asked for a few minutes to as a [ INAUDIBLE ] the fact is, I'm asking a question. [ INAUDIBLE ] And I want to ask a question. What are we hiding? What's the big deal?

May I ask my question? May I state my statement? You're you're all free to leave. We've adjourned but the gentleman may ask his question. Thank you very much. Mr. Chairman I have one procedural question and it goes to trying to help you get the information by the way that you just asked. What is your question? I'm, I'm going no, let me say what I have to say. I've listened to you for the last 15 or 20 minutes. Let me say what I have to say. So and I have one procedural. Miss Learner, you're released. You may. But first I would like to use my time to make, some brief points. For the past year, the central republican accusation in this investigation.

We're adjourned. Close it down. Has been a liberal dilousion directed. Before our committee [ INAUDIBLE ] a single document. Thank you. We'll interview one witness [ INAUDIBLE ] [ CROSSTALK ] This one targeting of the president's political enemies effectively, and lying about it during the election. In [ UNKNOWN ] Mr. Cummings, He continued this theme on [ CROSSTALK ] Where is your question? I, if you will sit down and allow me to ask a question, I am a member of the Congress of the United States of America. I am tired of this. Well, We have, we have members over here, each who represent 700, 000 people.

You can not just have a one- sided investigation. There is absolutely something wrong with that and it is absolutely un- American. Hear, hear. We had a hearing, it was adjourned. I gave you an opportunity to ask a question. You had no questions. I do have a question. I gave you for iii. Chairman, what are you hiding? He's taking the fifth, Elijah. [ LAUGH ] He [ INAUDIBLE ] on Sunday when he happened to appear on Fox News to discuss a Republican staff report, claiming that Miss Leaner was quote [ INAUDIBLE ]

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