Black caucus wants Issa stripped of committee chairmanship for Cummings mike cut

Washington Post
By Wesley Lowery
March 6 at 11:35 am

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"Mr. Issa is a disgrace and should not be allowed to continue in a leadership role," wrote Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), who leads the Congressional Black Caucus, in the letter to Boehner.

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In a strongly worded letter to House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), the Congressional Black Caucus called for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) to be stripped of his House committee chairmanship after he abruptly ended a hearing Wednesday morning over the objection of Democrats in the room.
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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa orders U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings's microphone turned off after adjourning a hearing March 5, 2014, after former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner exercised her Fifth Amendment right not to speak about the IRS targeting scandal. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

"Mr. Issa is a disgrace and should not be allowed to continue in a leadership role," wrote Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), who leads the Congressional Black Caucus, in the letter to Boehner.

The Wednesday hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting controversy quickly turned tense. When former IRS official Lois Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment right and declined to testify, Issa adjourned the meeting of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

The panel’s ranking member, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), asked that the hearing be continued so he could speak, but Issa refused and had Cummings's microphone cut off. Republicans on the panel, led by Issa, then walked out of the room while the Maryland congressman continued to speak.

"Congressman Darrell Issa of California abused his authority and therefore must be reprimanded to ensure the dignity of the House of Representatives is preserved," Fudge wrote. "We urge you to take prompt action to maintain the integrity of this body and remove Mr. Issa as chair of the Oversight & Government Reform Committee immediately."

House Democrats also attempted Thursday to introduce a resolution condemning Issa's behavior at the hearing.

Spokespeople for Issa could not be immediately reached for comment.

Asked by reporters about the CBC's letter, Boehner said that he believes Issa was not out of line.
"He was within his rights to do what he did," Boehner said.

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The Internal Revenue Service scandal involves more than nameless, faceless Tea Party groups. Congress needs to expand its investigation and ask officials about the targeting of individual critics of President Barack Obama, good Americans whom they tried to destroy and intimidate. That story will resonate with the American people.

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Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing featuring EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, May 20, 2008

Jesse Jackson Calls Darrell Issa A “Racist” For Cutting Off Cummings During IRS Hearing…

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In a country of racial equality, why do we have a caucus in the Congress that tries to promote the interests of one race over others? So much for the melting pot.

Race was not the issue. Cummins has been the best friend that the IRS and Lois Lerner has had during these hearings. The hearing was adjourned and Cummins wanted to grandstand.

Did anyone ever collect that $100,000.00 that was offered for video proof that Cummins was racially attacked during his little victory walk with Nancy Pelosi after they triumphantly celebrated ramming Obamacare down the throats of the American people on a party line vote? JMO

I think it was done to take the focus off Lois Lerner.

Race race race, these people ought to be embarrassed, has nothing to do with race. This divisiveness needs to stop.

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In a country of racial equality, why doe we have a caucus in the Congress that tries to promote the interests of race over others? So much for the melting pot.

Race was not the issue. Cummins has been the best friend that the IRS and Lois Lerner has had during these hearings. The hearing was adjourned and Cummins wanted to grandstand.

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Obama has divided this nation more than any other entity, or combination of entities since the beginning of the Civil War. He has had to work very hard, targeting crucial old hate idioms that he knew would work right into his hands. The utter and total reverse discrimination actions of his attorney general confirm it.

Black professor: Shutdown due to Obama's skin color

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“You’d have to be blind to think race does not play into this stupidity."

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CNN journalist admits Obama racial double standard on air

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DESPERATE DEMS TO SHOWCASE RACE BAITING AS PRIMARY POLITICAL WEAPON

Progressives' patronizing of blacks - 'Victims In Need of Special Favors'

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This is all a part of the progressive agenda to hook Americans, particularly black Americans, on government handouts. In future elections, they will be able to claim that anyone who campaigns on cutting taxing and spending is a racist. That’s what Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., said in denouncing the Republican 1994 call for tax cuts. He said, “It’s not ‘****’ or ‘ni—r’ anymore. (Instead,) they say, ‘Let’s cut taxes.’”

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Could easily be reverse racism..Cummings had no respect for Issa or his position

The best response to these despicable, pieces of crap is to make more phone calls and make a contribution to ALIPAC.

No rebuke for you! House defeats Democrats’ attempt to chastise Issa

By Stephen Dinan
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The Washington Times
Thursday, March 6, 2014

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Republicans circled around Rep. Darrell Issa Thursday, rejecting a Democratic effort to censure the House’s top investigator after he cut off the microphone of the top Democrat on the oversight committee Wednesday during a heated hearing.

GOP lawmakers defeated a resolution chastising Mr. Issa, and House Speaker John A. Boehner gave Mr. Issa qualified backing, saying the congressman was within his rights to end Wednesday’s hearing after former IRS employee Lois G. Lerner refused to answer questions about the tax agency’s tea party targeting.

The vote was 211-186 to table the resolution, effectively killing it. Ten lawmakers voted “present.”

“From what I understand, I think Mr. Issa was within his rights to adjourn the hearing when he did,” Mr. Boehner told reporters Thursday morning, rejecting calls to remove the California Republican.

“Darrell Issa is the chairman. He’s done an effective job as chairman, and I support him,” the GOP’s leader said.

In Wednesday’s hearing, Mr. Issa had recalled Ms. Lerner to try to make her testify about her role in the IRS’s targeting of tea party groups for special scrutiny.

After Ms. Lerner refused to answer 10 separate questions, citing her right against self-incrimination, Mr. Issa gaveled the hearing closed. Rep. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, asked to be recognized and Mr. Issa said he would entertain a question, but when Mr. Cummings began a statement criticizing the IRS investigation, Mr. Issa had the microphones cut and left the room.

Mr. Cummings finished his statement while Ms. Lerner sat at the witness table, but it was done without the benefit of the public address system and without any Republicans remaining to hear him.

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