are gone.two guys you were the highest ranking official at the iressa. did you not think it was incumbent upon you to set the record straight? your boss had just testified two months earlier and told congress nothing was going on. he finds out two months later it is going on. you are the highest ranking official. you did not it was appropriate to tell congress? nothe organization does purport to -- >> why didn't you correct the record? why didn't you come to mr. issa and say, you know what, did you tell mr. shulman he should correct the record? >> i did not. >> have you been disciplined by them for not correcting the record? >> no, sir. it is not in my purview. >> you are deputy commissioner. you learned about it that day. >> mr. george told us in his routine monthly meeting that they were doing an investigation . >> we understand that. all i am asking, there has got to be summaries and why you did not feel that any obligation, any reason why you should come forward and set the record straight. the inspector general told the irs what was going on. you di

the fact that this data exists we've seen with the iressa done with tax returns. -- what the irs has done with why doesn't this violate the first amendment? my right to freedom of association and freedom of speech. >> these are issues that are looked at by the court. we do not know who it is who has the specific phone number that is being called. >> i yield back. >> we recognize the gentleman from florida, mr. deutsch. >> i was shocked by the revelations that the nsa has been collecting data on millions of americans. many members of congress, myself included, were left in dark about the data mining programs. we are worried about the balance between national security needs and constitutional rights of all americans. the government has stockpiled data on an unprecedented scale. the fisa court to serve as a rubber stamp. they're learning everything there is to know about american the american people have a right to know about this program. at the very least, they need to know this program is operating within our system of checks and balances. we need to protect individual privacy rights

he will discuss the role of the iressa in the role -- in targeting political groups and in implementingwhat is in the healthcare law for the self-employed. live onton journal" is c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern everyday. president obama spoke with the group organizing for action which advocates for the administrations agenda. one of the things he talks about was his upcoming speech on the economy. 15 minutes. -- this is 15 minutes. [applause] >> hello, everybody. hello, ofa! thank you. all right everybody, sit down, please. you're getting me embarrassed. it is good to see all of you. [applause] i miss all of you guys. i miss you. can everybody please give bill a big round of applause for the great introduction? [applause] i'm so proud of him. i want to thank our outstanding partners, senate majority leader, for being here. [applause] and our outstanding democratic nancys, representative policy, for being here and -- here. mainly i just wanted to see all of you guys. and say, hey. michelle says, hey. the girls they went off to cap. we are a little lonely at home right now. bo says, hey. it i

as we have discussed in my office, there have been multiple reports of the iressa improperly targetingups based on political speech, based pro-israelpousing views. there is an ongoing investigation. your predecessors who i like and respect has received some criticism from not appropriately prioritizing that investigation. there have been multiple reports that many of the groups were unfairly targeted by the irs have yet to be interviewed by the bureau. what level of priority should the investigation into the allegations of misconduct and political targeting, what level of priority do you believe that should hold that the bureau? think i had seen him say a similar thing. i appreciate that commitment. or her the bureau department asked to investigate byegations of wrongdoing the administrations, in particular wrongdoing that raises at least some concerns about confusing partisan politics and what should be the fair and impartial administration of justice, and that puts the bureau in a delicate position. they use this to target the political enemies. there have been similar concerns raise

the fact that this data exists -- we've seen with the iressa done with tax returns. -- what the irs has done with tax returns. my right to freedom of association and freedom of speech. issues that are looked at by the court. we do not know who it is who has the specific phone number that is being called. >> i yield back. >> we recognize the gentleman from florida, mr. deutsch. i was shocked by the revelations that the nsa has been collecting data on millions of americans. many members of congress, myself included, were left in dark about the data mining programs. we are worried about the balance between national security needs and constitutional rights of all americans. the government has stockpiled data on an unprecedented scale. the fisa court to serve as a rubber stamp. they're learning everything there is to know about american citizens. the men blimey right to know about this program. at the very least, they need to know this program is operating within our system of checks and balances. protect individual privacy rights. it is time to re-examine the patriot act. onneed greater vis