King: Oil Will Be Sent to China if the Keystone XL Pipeline isn’t Built
Washington, DC: Congressman Steve King (IA-05) released the following video statement in response to President Obama’s decision to deny the permit to build the job creating Keystone XL pipeline: “If we block it, that oil will certainly go to China. It will enrich their economy,” said King. “It will starve ours and it’s clear that the President is pacifying his environmental extremist base and at the cost of American jobs and the vitality of America’s economy. This is a foolish decision on the part of the President. We’re going to have to do all we can in this Congress to reverse that decision, but I fear we’ll have to elect a new President before we can actually accomplish that task.”
ERIC HOLDER'S TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS 12/08/2011
Issa Pushes Holder for Truth on Handling of Fast and Furious~
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, questions Attorney General during a House Judiciary Committee hearing about Operation Fast and Furious and whether he would be willing to testify before OGR in January.
Gowdy Questions AG Holder on Key Players Involved with Fast & Furious:
Rep. Dennis Ross to AG Holder: You Can Delegate Authority, But You Cannot Delegate Responsibility
Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) questions Attorney General Holder on the failed and deadly Operation Fast and Furious during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on December 8, 2011.
Rep. Trey Gowdy to AG Holder: Wiretaps for Operation Fast & Furious and Hierarchy of Key DOJ Players:
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) questions Attorney General Eric Holder during a House Judiciary Committee on Operation Fast and Furious.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz to AG Holder: Where Is Communication B/W DOJ, Obama Administration, & Mexican Gov't?
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) questions Attorney General Eric Holder during a House Judiciary Committee hearing about Operation Fast and Furious.
Issa on Fast & Furious: AG Holder and DOJ Continue To Delay Oversight Investigation
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, questions Attorney General Eric Holder during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on December 8, 2011.
Rep. Steve King Questions Holder on Fast and Furious and Pigford Farmers settlement:
Congressman Steve King Questions Attorney General Holder on Fast & Furious and Pigford Farmers - 12/8/2011
This is from an email I received today. This is absolutely shameful that the Democrats continue to throw up road blocks at every turn we make. This must not continue! It's time to kick them OUT!!!!!!! 2012 needs to be a real awakening for the Democrats...they need to see that the sleeping giant has awakened and we know who they are and what they intend to do and we will not allow it under our watch!
Washington Can't Ignore the Tea Party
As you know, the Senate has failed to pass a budget resolution for three years running. Now they won't even let the American people do the job for them.
This afternoon, 200 FreedomWorks members and representatives from tea party groups across the country met in the Russell Senate Office building to formally present our plan to balance the federal budget and cut $9.7 trillion in spending over the next 10 years. Unfortunately, it seems like the only thing Washington wants to hear is excuses.
The Democrats who run the Senate Rules Committee were so afraid of the tea party plan to balance the federal budget that they ordered committee staff to remove the microphones we had set up for the event while Capitol Police blocked the doors of our hearing room, which had been reserved by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) specifically for this event more than two weeks ago. At the same time, a "suspicious package" was reported in the room next door and all visitors and staff were barred from the area.
Although Senator Lee courageously stood up for us, he ultimately determined that the hearing should proceed without further interruption or harassment. For that reason we moved to another location off the Capitol grounds where our commission of 12 volunteer tea party activists presented their recommendations to a fired-up crowd.
Senator Lee was also joined there by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Reps. Joe Walsh (R-IL), Steve King (R-IA), Mike Pence (R-IN), (R-SC) and Paul Broun (R-GA). Rep. Broun received a standing ovation when he offered to help draft and sponsor legislation that could eventually allow our recommended cuts to become law.
Unfortunately, the unexpected location change disrupted live coverage of our hearing on CSPAN, but please click to watch the video, which provides highlights from this afternoon's events.
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