cole, for your response. the attorney general in a january 8, 2014 letter responded -- excuse me, chairman issa and chairman jordan, in a letter to the attorney general, claimed that ms. bosserman, a clear attorney and his of rights division at the department of justice is leading the doj's fbi investigation. however, this allegation was directly refuted by the attorney general in his testimony before the senate judiciary committee on january 29, 2014. i won't read his full testimony, but so there is no stone left unturned, deputy general cole, i would like to ask you the same question that was asked of mr. holder. is barbara bosserman the lead attorney in the department of justice investigation or the number of a larger came? >> she's a member of a larger team. she is not the lead investigator. >> despite assurances from the department that ms. bosserman is not the lead investigator, chairman issa and chairman jordan continued to assert that her political donations have created a quote startling conflict of interest. this suppos

cole, deputy attorney general of the united states. mr. cole, you know how this works. if you would stand up and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? thank you. pleased to have you with us. you've done this a few times. you've got five minutes, or less, but around five. you get to go. and then you've got to answer our questions. fire away. >> i'll take less than that, mr. chairman. and before i start, i want to thank the chairman for accommodating the request i made to have a rescheduling of the date of this hearing. when it was first scheduled, i was already scheduled to be down at the southwest border looking into the mccallum station and dealing with the issues down there and meeting with the united states attorneys on the southwest border trying to deal with the issues we have there as well. so thank you for accommodating that. >> you bet. >> i'm here today to testify in response to the committee's oversight interest in allegations that

general cole, i would like to give you an opportunity to address this allegation. did the department discuss singling out and prosecuting tax exempt applicants at the urging of a democratic senator? >> no, what happened in that regard was trying to answer a question of whether we had a mechanism for whether applicants for tax exempt status, if they had lied on their application for that status, if there was a mechanism for the irs to refer those types of false statements to the prosecutor, to the justice department for consideration of prosecution. that's all that was. >> in other words, we've been sitting here talking about crimes here quite a bit. if someone allegedly committed a crime, again, i said alleged, would there be a mechanism by which to get that information to the justice department? >> that is correct. there was no targeting or anything like that. it was whether we had the proper communications and mechanisms that if it was discovered by the irs, false statement were made, were those going to the justice department for consideration. >> does the depar

gentleman from arizona is recommendsed. >> thank you, deputy general cole. i'm a dentist and the little minute things i can smaller. you get my point. can you tell me a little bit more about the statute of 6103? can you tell me the privilege information and who gets that 6103? >> i'm not an expert in 6103. it's part of the tax code and it deals with protecting taxpayer information from disclosure except in circumstances. >> okay, so i'm going to make a comparison, i guess. being a dentist, i have to know h hippa regulations and osha, i'm not excused from that, right? >> that's correct. >> when we're talking about 6103 within the irs or doj or executive branch or anybody working within the federal government, they're pretty astute as to who gets 6103, right? >> they should be. >> does it give them an excuse if they violate that? i mean, when i'm in -- under a malpractice case i don't get an excuse from hippa or osha, do i? >> not that i know of depending on the circumstance -- >> that's where i want to go here. i'm talking from america. america wants to make

cole, for your response. the attorney general, in a letter 8, 2014, claimed that a career attorney in the civil rights division at the department of stice is leading the d.o.j./f.b.i. veafplgts however, this allegation was directly refuted by the attorney general in his testimony before the senate jewishy committee on january 29, 2014. i won't read his full testimony . but so that there's no stone left unturned, deputy attorney cole, i would like to ask you the same question that was asked of mr. holder. is barbara bosserman the lead attorney in the department of justice's investigation or a member of the larger team? >> she's a member of a larger team. she's not the leader of the investigation. >> despite assurances from the department that ms. bosserman is not the lead investigator, the chairmen continue to assert that her political donations have created "a startling conflict of interest." this supposed conflict of interest is a key justification for some republican members' request that a special prosecutor p appointed to con

if we can take a look and staff look at the document, then we'll look at it. >> general cole, would you put up on the board the chart, please? i'm glad you brought up this whole question. this is a little small, a little complex, but that chart up on the board shows the attorney general followed by you, followed by a whole group of associates, followed by all the division chiefs. virtually all of those people are political appointees, aren't they? >> many of them are. >> virtually all. you and the attorney general and your direct reports are political appointees. >> by and large, most of them are. some are career but the vast majority are political appointees. >> even if they're career, they're career people who serve at the pleasure. i mean, you can move them around. >> some. they're in the s.c.s. service. but the vast majority are political appointees. >> and the head of the civil rights division? >> right now that person is an acting person and is a career employee. >> but they serve at the pleasure of you. >> that's correct. although there's certain civil servants. >> but you can mo

deputy attorney general james cole testified.republican congressman jim jordan of ohio chairs the hearing. the hearing continues the committee's ongoing oversight of the irs and its targeting of conservative, tax-exempt groups. on may 10, 2013, lois lerner apologize for the iris targeting and responding to a planted question at him secure tax law. four days later attorney general eric holder called it outrageous and unacceptable and valve the justice department would begin a criminal investigation. that was may of last year. latere are now, 14 months , with nothing from the administration about a criminal investigation. we've learned that barbara boxer is playing a leading role in the investigation. she is a substantial contributor to the democratic national committee and it's her job to investigate the targeting of people who oppose the president's policy. the attorney general comes out and says she is not alone as she's working with the public -- these are conflicts of interest but they want us to look the other way. we have a

the deputy attorney general cole told us last week that the justice department learned of the missing e-mails from press accounts in the media. i mean, imagine that. one of the highest profile investigations in years, and the justice department has to learn about critical evidence by the central player in this investigation, they learn about that in news accounts, not directly from the internal revenue service. that's why last week sitting at this very table where mr. koskinen sits today, depitary attorney general cole said he would have liked to have known about the e-mails earlier and he announced the justice department was investigating why commissioner koskinen failed to disclose the e-mails in a timely manner. let me reiterate that. james cole, deputy attorney general, the united states department of justice, said last week in that same chair to this same committee that they're investigating why the internal revenue service delayed months in telling the congress, the american people, and most importantly, the fbi and the justice department, about the loss of lois lerner's e-mails

house oversight chairman darrell issa not wanting to a bad witness like his boss the attorney general. cole insisted he is not trying to be a bad witness. jon? jon: nobody wants to be a bad witness, do they? mike emanuel on capitol hill? thank you. mike. jenna: israel's military reportedly considering a ground invasion of gaza, saying it foiled a hamas tunnel attack foiling dozen terrorists trying to sneak into the jewish state. david lee miller on the border with the late zest. >> reporter: jenna, in the last three hours since the humanitarian cease-fire ended militants from gaza fired 40 rockets into israel. as i speak to you at this moment we understand that central israel is under attack. sirens are going off. people are running into shelters. not far where i'm talking to you right now near the border a mortar landed. also resouping today the israeli airstrikes over gaza. it is as if the humanitarian cease-fire never even took place. and only hours earlier 13 militants infiltrated israel using a tunnel along the border. we got a first-hand look at the site. israeli military now excavati

it's part of the prepared speech and remarks that the deputy attorney general james cole will make at the house oversight committee today. e-mails from 2009 to 2011, they were lost when lois lerner's hard drive crashed. she was in charge of the tax exempt unit that allegedly singled out conservative groups for audits and scrutiny. chris christie, once the early prompt runner as a 20 16 presidential candidate is headed to iowa, but first he addressed the cdc at the alpha conference and struck on the economy and common core education standards, and when asked about the differences between the parties, he shied away from attacking one person in particular. >> the fact is that the difference between republicans and democrats are that democrats believe that the government are the people who should be doing those things that mrs. clinton mentioned and republicans believe the private sector is the place better to do that. that's the fundamental core disagreement. running a government for five years now, i agree with my party. even more. than i did before. >> do you see her as a big spending

it's part of the prepared speech and remarks that the deputy attorney general james cole will make at the house oversight committee today. e-mails from 2009 to

deputy attorney general james cole testified today before a house oversight committee on the matter. on the smoking front there's been a 34% drop in cigarettes sold in the u.s. since 1999. global sales have risen 10%. >>> starbucks just opened the first of 50 planned coffee shops in the country of columbia over the next five years. >>> honda has approved its humanoid robot. the new bot can run about five and a half miles per hour, can open a bottle and pour a drink, and can even follow multiple people speaking at the same time and tell their voices apart. that's amazing. >>> employees at microsoft prepare for a major round of layoffs today. the purge is expected to be much larger than the previous largest layoffs in 2009 when over 5,800 people were let go. >>> a british teenager used 20,000 rubber bands to fashion this dress which has sold, incredibly, for almost $300,000 in an on-line auction. >>> yesterday marvel announced authorize would become a woman, and today another blockbuster. there is a new captain america, and it's african-american sam wilson, formerly known as falcon. >>

statement.pening >> i welcome to this hearing attorney general cole. for more than a year, republicans have claimed that the white house directed the target conservative groups. but now that we have conducted our investigation, we know the truth. to suggest evidence that the white house played any or developinging the search terms identified by inspector general as any otheriate" or aspect how the i.r.s. employees applications. we have now conducted, ladies interviews.n, 42 these were witnesses that were republicans. iny make it very clear that i.r.s. screening agent in thesenati developed criteria on his own. from his supervisor ao described himself as conservative republican, that is this, not that he did for political reasons but treate he was trying to similar cases consistently. witnesses wee including senior officials at the i.r.s., the treasure department identified any white house role in this process. our investigation also confirmed the findings of the inspector who was appointed by republicans. who also stated that the i.r.s. employees repor

deputy attorney general james cole says the department will examine how lois lerner's e-mails suddenlyvered after a computer crash. this happened around the same time the irs was accused of targeting conservative groups. >>> a final good-bye to a hero. police officers are all around -- from all around the united states gathering around new jersey to honor 23-year-old melvin santiago at his funeral. officer santiago was gunned down while he responded to a robbery call in jersey city. police say that this guy, 27-year-old ex-con, lawrence campbell, waited for officers to arrive to intentionally shoot them. he was eventually shot and killed by police. >>> a nazi submarine found off the coast of texas. in 1942, this german u-boat terrorized the gulf of mexico, sinking commercial liners and even an american passenger boat. the nazi sub was eventually sunk, but this is the first time that we are getting crystal clear images of this you-boat. those are your headlines. there are about 20 of them operating in the area during world war ii. now they found them. >> fascinating. heather, thank you.

. >> deputy attorney general james cole sought to convince skeptical house oversight lawmakers the justice department is taking the irs investigation seriously, but said it's too early to provide facts and conclusions. >> i know you are frustrated by the fact that i cannot at this time disclose any specifics about the investigation. >> reporter: lawmakers asked when the justice department learned more than two years of former irs official lois lerner's e-mails were missing. >> we learned about it after that from the press accounts that were in the paper following the irs' notification to the congress. >> reporter: republican jim jordan wanted to know if the missing e-mails will be part of the justice department's probes. >> all of the issues related to those e-mails will be wrapped up in the investigation that we do. >> including the delay? >> including the delay. >> reporter: a pennsylvania democrat pressed for answers, too. >> we all really want to know what happened to those missing e-mails. all of us. we are all somewhat skeptical that they can't be recovered in some fashion. all of us

>> we have had a chance to review the testimony of deputy attorney general james cole prepared for thatte committee hearing today. he reveals the justice department is now trying to figure out how and why lois lerner's e-mails went missing. coal is also going to say this. while i know you are frustrated by the fact that i cannot at this time disclose any specific about the investigation i do pledge to you that when our investigation is completed we will provide congress with detailed information about the facts we uncovered and the conclusions we have reached in this matter. subcommittee chairman jim jordan republican from ohio said this yesterday. finally someone in the administration admits the destruction of two years of e-mails from lois lerner is fishy. the just disdepartment says they didn't do anything wrong. the irs investigation was launched by the department without hesitation and immediately after ms. learner publically acknowledged the potential misconduct. it has been conducted with the utmost irn at theintegrity ever. they have regularly characterized the investigation as

strategies to attack the smugglers to investigation or prosecution into that in deputy attorney general cole met last week with u.s. attorneys on our southern border to push for strategic thinking in that regard. the second prong as i mentioned is our attack on the criminal gang that prey on these children and their home and helps further migration to the united states. in this context, organized crime and section within the department of justice aggressively target the leadership of ms-13, the 18th street gang in other trends national criminal gangs that attack not only these children and their family members, but also pose a threat to the united states. we have continued and will continue to bring such cases. the third prong as i mentioned this our attack on the cartels. the cartels, our intelligence to chess, profit by taxing these individuals, these children as they come through territories and sometimes it's lumenis couriers or otherwise. here too we of course have a strategy that looks not only at these cartels, but also the full range of the enterprise. we also disruption activities i

that's why last week, deputy attorney general cole said he would have liked to learn about the e-mails earlier and was investigating why koskonen failed to reveal. he said last week to this same committee that they are investigating why the internal revenue service delayed months in telling the congress, the american people, the most importantly the fbi and the justice department about the loss of lois lerner's e-mails. rather than the irs coming to congress and confirming what they knew when they knew it they waited four months. they final acknowledged the missing e-mails when it had no choice. and by the only way it knows how. on page seven in a friday afternoon letter to the senate, information obtained by the committee in the last few days provides more questions than answeredes about the missing e-mails. but remember, this is not information they are offering up willingly. it has taken over a month for the irs to come clean. we've tried for weeks to get mr. kaine to come clean. we had to subpoena him to get him to come for the deposition last thursday. the american people have thi

james cole, deputy attorney general of the united states department of justice said last week to the same committee that they are investigating why the internal revenue service delayed months and telling the congress, the american people, and most important, the fbi and the justice department about the loss of the e-mails. rather than the irs coming to congress in informing us what they knew, they waited four months. the irs finally came for two dollars the e-mails when they had no choice. -- came forward to it knowledge the e-mails when they had no choice -- acknowledge the e-mails when they had no choice. it provides more questions than answers about the missing e-mails. remember this is an information they are offering willingly. it is taken almost a month before the have come clean and taking subpoenas to get people to talk. we tried for weeks to get mr. kane to talk and we finally had to subpoena him to get him to come to the deposition last thursday. the american people have this information only because the committee has been asking questions. that is why the commissioners her

. >> deputy attorney general james cole testified about whether the i.r.s. targeted political groups. congressman issa spoke about the investigation and the need for a ecial prosecutor during this hearing. >> the democratic national committee and the democratic national congressional committee works with those heads to plan e president's targeting of races to support democrats for their reelection on a partisan basis and we're not allowed to hear from that person because there is an inherent right not to produce that. when you say here you stand in the attorney general's letter is well thought out, you don't need a special prosecutor, do you know how absurd it sound to the american people? absurd it sound to the american people that you don't need a special prosecutor because all you political appoint tees over seeing a team of people who may at the lowest people be career people hoping to move up, that you political people aren't influencing it, there is no influence? i just find it amazing. and i know that mr. horsford is left. he would get an opportunity

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[applause] >> please welcome the deputy attorney general of the united james cole. [applause] history is not just a series of events. it is the people who create those events. it is the impact of the stories told and untold, the many trailblazers and unsung heroes whose tireless sacrifices and relentless dedication have resulted in justice, opportunity, and freedom for all. theing back, we have seen defining moments in american history resulted from the strategic dedicated, and hard work of risktakers, visionaries, leaders. leaders like president john f. kennedy and lyndon b. johnson, who refused to accept an unjust status quo. civil rights pioneers like dr. martin luther king jr., joseph lowery, congressman, and many program participants and guests. many of you in this auditorium as well as countless others, in the face of bigotry and violence, called upon our nation to live up to its fundamental ideas of liberty and equality. ambassador andrew jr., a living, fornd at a watershed moment america with enormous or medications for our country in the world. the civil ri

so, with that i would like to turn it over to the deputy attorney general, my friend jim cole to talk further about the law-enforcement efforts that are part of this campaign. thank you. thank you secretary johnson and all of you for being here today. i'm pleased to join the secretary to discuss the efforts of the department of justice and homeland security to address the challenges created by the recent surge in undocumented immigrants crossing illegally into the united states. as the secretary has discussed and described the conditions of the migrants en route to the united states they are horrible. human smuggling ventures lead to extremely dangerous circumstances that pose a threat to public safety and create serious planetary and concerns. we have encountered smuggled aliens that have been kidnapped, taken hostage, beaten, sexually assaulted, threatened with murder or have died as a result of the conditions en route. the department of justice has a long history of working with the department of homeland security to investigate and prosecute humans of smugglers. our u.s. attorney'

general, is a bad witness. please don't be a bad witness. >> i'm trying not to be a bad witness. >> okay. >> mr. coleght's tip is directed to attorney general eric holder. the credibility of your entire department and federal justice in general is now on the line, mr. attorney general. millions of americans do not believe you guys are doing a competent investigation for political reasons. so we hope you will take the time to talk with me here on "the factor" and reassure americans that you are seeking justice for the conservative americans who are allegedly unlawfully targeted. i don't need you to lay out evidence in the case. i just want to ask general questions about how you see justice in america. factor tip of the day, we're trying hard to make that interview happen. keep you posted on our progress. >>> that is it for us tonight. check out the fox news website. and we'd like you to spout off about the factor. oreilly@foxnews.com. t again, thanks for watching us tonight. miss megyn is next. we'll have full coverage throughout the night on the airliner story. "hannity" coming up, megyn back at 11:0

so, with that i would like to turn it over to the deputy attorney general, my friend jim cole to talk further about the law-enforcement efforts that are part of this campaign. thank you. thank you secretary johnson and all of you for being here today. i'm pleased to join the secretary to discuss the efforts of the department of justice and homeland security to address the challenges created by the recent surge in undocumented immigrants crossing illegally into the united states. as the secretary has discussed and described the conditions of the migrants en route to the united states they are horrible. human smuggling ventures lead to extremely dangerous circumstances that pose a threat to public safety and create serious planetary and concerns. we have encountered smuggled aliens that have been kidnapped, taken hostage, beaten, sexually assaulted, threatened with murder or have died as a result of the conditions en route. the department of justice has a long history of working with the department of homeland security to investigate and prosecute humans of smugglers. our u.s. attorney'

cole inysis shows that 2012 actually generated about electricity. what we're projecting is in 2030 31%.s going to be so it will remain. coal states will invest in coal, they will most of thenot take advantage shifting to lower sources and they won't need to. muchhave just a few second my concern is that it just effectively shuts down plants. on another touch issue quickly. hi the opportunity earlier this dinner with my colleagues on both side of the with somemet officials with the department of defense, we talked about national security, we talked about global security, and the need that we need for that global security especially in europe, with regards to the moves of russia, and our nato allies what they gas.there with natural how are we going to address not national security but global security, when we have natural gas?ut on >> if you can make your brief, wes really have a vote started. my goal was to try to get everybody in prior to. to do it if wee stick to the time, so can you speak briefly to that, and then going to -- veryain, this is a co

. >> please welcome the deputy general of the department of united states justice, james m. cole. >> history is not just a series of events. it's the people who create those events. it's the impact of the stories told and untold of the many trail blazers and unsung heroes whose tireless sacrifices and relentless dedication have resulted 234 justice, equality, opportunity and freedom for all. looking back, we have seen that the defining moments in american history from the strategic, dedicated and tremendous hard work of risk takers, of visionaries, of leaders, leaders like presidents john f. kennedy and lyndon b. johnson. congressman john lewis, rosa parks and many of today's participants and guests. and many of you, in this auditorium, as well as countless others, who, in the face of bigotry and violence, called upon our nation to live up to our nation's equality. a one with enormous ramifications for our country and the world. the civil rights movement and the ultimate passage of the civil rights act of 1964. ambassador young met the challenges of segregation and discrimination

generally say we were looking at the impact in the united states. >> well, what i have been told is that you do take into account, calculating benefits on a global scale, our cole referenced rules which have a dramatic impact on coal-fired electrical generation plants, which i've got a couple in my district. in fact, one closed up as a result, parlths partially, of the rules that have come down. and i'm just kind of curious why you included the cost of savings or other benefits of other countries over what should be, i would think, only the cost benefits that would be for us domestically. >> i really apologize. i should know what you're asking, but i don't want to guess. so if it's okay with the committee and the chair, i would like to -- >> sure. >> we can research that and provide the answer. >> sure. other than that, i'm -- just one other concern. when you go down the road with these different rules and regulations that you're looking at, basically, the president seems to be trying to implement carbon tax rules around the congress by implementing some of the rules through your agency. i think it's very, very concerning. i think, you know, again, when you do

which will require that every week the house general counsel discloses how much money has been spent on the lawsuit. >> miss foxx, no. mr. bishop. mr. colele, no. mr. woodall, no. mr. nugent? mr. nugent, no. mr. webster? mr. burgess? mr. burgess, no. >> if the gentleman will please restate the vote. >> thank you very much. the amendment is not agreed to. >> so democrats make the republicans vote that the public will not get a weekly notice of how much taxpayer money the republicans are spending on suing president obama. no, no, no, no, no, no. all republican nos. will republicans agree that we shouldn't spend tay payer money for this lawsuit. can we agree to that? >> i have an amendment number 2-a. i move the committee adopt my amendment which would prohibit the hiring of any law firms or consultants who lobby congress, because if they lobby congress for a living, congress should not also be paying them. >> those in favor, signify by saying aye. >> aye. >> no? >> no. >> the noes have it. >> your money will be paying law firms who employ lobbyists to sue president obama. by this time, she's obviously having fun. so here is her next idea.

hear from more va whistleblowers, and the inspector general will say more work needs to be done at the va to get rid of the backlog. >> former uss colemander says congress and the president need to get their priorities in order. commander, you're not prepared to wait around you say the president should just sign an executive order right now. >> well, stuart, neither the president nor congress can wait from behind. both of them need to get out ahead. they expect our veterans to lead and defend this country 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. how about have congress do the same thing? how about have the president do the saming? whatever it takes in a timely mapper, to get the legislative fix, or the executive orders in place temporarily to do that, let get them together and make that happen for our veterans. we deserve better. >> yes, sir, but commander, is it a question of just money? here we have the government trying to provide massive number of people with health care, not doing a very good job. isn't that the nature of the problem? not money? >> no. you cannot just throw money at this problem, stuart. it has been decades in the makin

cole. a lot of people may not know there are famous reunions every year since the war. the doolittle raiders have a reunion each year, and a famous bottle of cognac that general doolittle purchased at the end of the war was supposed to be remaininghe very few members of the raid. did you make it to the reunion this year? was the cognac finally opened and sipped? >> yes, it was finally opened, but they were kind of chintzy with it. [laughter] [applause] >> that cognac was from 1896, so, of course they were stingy with it. >> were there three of you at the reunion? >> no, there's 4 >> ok, thank you. sir? >> what kind of resistance to the japanese raise to the invasion? >> actually, i don't remember. we were able to operate several .imes >> they shot at us. [laughter] was clearing for -- they were in the clearing for about a week before the japanese discovered and bombed them. they also sent in japanese land troops, infantry, and they surrounded us, so almost every night there would be a firefight. they set up a stronghold at just -- it's kind of hard to believe, but they just kind of got used to the harassment and just lived with it. yes, sir. last question. >> i want to

generous, mr. chairman. i don't want to overstay my welcome. i appreciate your testimony. it's been very helpful. thank you. >> thank you very much, chairman cole. >> thank you very much, chairman. and i heartily endorse all of the endorsements regarding the witnesses and their preparation. mr. chairman, before i get to the witnesses, i raised an issue with you yesterday and i apologize to the witnesses. i'll come back with questions and my opportunity to make a statement. but i asked you yesterday at the rules committee about the likely cost for this matter. and mr. brady had written to the chair lady on the house administration a request regarding a similar response i offer not just for a letter by unanimous consent in response on july 15th to mr. brady. it says, "i write in response to your july 14th letter to the speaker of the house of representatives expressing concerns about the draft resolution to initiate a lawsuit against the president. as always, the committee and republicans will be open and transparent about the use of taxpayer money. i will, however, note there's no higher use of taxpayer funds than protecting and defending the un

generous, mr. chairman. i don't want to overstay my welcome. i appreciate your testimony. it's been very helpful. thank you. >> thank you very much, chairman cole. >> thank you very much, chairman. and i heartily endorse all of the endorsements regarding the witnesses and their preparation. mr. chairman, before i get to the witnesses, i raised an issue with you yesterday and i apologize to the witnesses. i'll come back with questions and my opportunity to make a statement. but i asked you yesterday at the rules committee about the likely cost for this matter. and mr. brady had written to the chair lady on the house administration a request regarding a similar response i offer not just for a letter by unanimous consent in response on july 15th to mr. brady. it says, "i write in response to your july 14th letter to the speaker of the house of representatives expressing concerns about the draft resolution to initiate a lawsuit against the president. as always, the committee and republicans will be open and transparent about the use of taxpayer money. i will, however, note there's no higher use of taxpayer funds than protecting and defending the un

generous, mr. chairman. i don't want to overstay my welcome. i appreciate your testimony. it's been very helpful. thank you. >> thank you very much, chairman cole. >> thank you very much, chairman. and i heartily endorse all of the endorsements regarding the witnesses and their preparation. mr. chairman, before i get to the witnesses, i raised an issue with you yesterday and i apologize to the witnesses. i'll come back with questions and my opportunity to make a statement. but i asked you yesterday at the rules committee about the likely cost for this matter. and mr. brady had written to the chair lady on the house administration a request regarding a similar response i offer not just for a letter by unanimous consent in response on july 15th to mr. brady. it says, "i write in response to your july 14th letter to the speaker of the house of representatives expressing concerns about the draft resolution to initiate a lawsuit against the president. as always, the committee and republicans will be open and transparent about the use of taxpayer money. i will, however, note there's no higher use of taxpayer funds than protecting and defending the un

cole: mr. speaker, on wednesday, the rules committee met and reported a rule for consideration on two measures, h.r. 5016, the financial services and general government appropriations act. and h.r. 4718, that would permanently extend the bonus depreciation. the resolution provides a modified open rule for consideration of h.r. 5016 so that all members have the opportunity to come to the floor and offer any amendment to the bill that complies with house rules on this important piece of legislation. the resolution also provides a closed rule for consideration of h.r. 4718 and provides for 60 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking member of the committee on ways and means. in addition, the rule provides for a motion to recommit. mr. speaker, a little over two months ago i was pleased to present the house the rule for consideration of the first two appropriations bill. this rule will provide for the consideration of the eighth appropriations bill by the house. in the appropriations committee, we've already reported out 10 of the 12 required appropriations bills and are moving closer to finishing the two re