>> the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you very much, plch. i just want to remind the viewers of this committee, and the members of this committee, of a few occurrences that occurred in and around this issue we are covering today. chairman issa would not and did ot accept a one-week extension request from american citizen lerner. also, chairman issa chose to go on national television and began to misrepresent facts about what occurred in the irs. one thing i do agree on, 298 applications were not handled roperly. overly scrutinized. but yet, 96 of those applications were considered applications ilk or e of a tea party to the right, or what have you. yet, chairman issa chose to hold a hearing that only wanted to look at or consider those applications that were either mishandled or overanalyzed, or delayed beyond reason. he only wanted to have hearings about one out of three applications. 6 applications out of 298. with that in mind, ladies and gentlemen, american citizen lerner had much reason to be concerned that coming to this hearing, this c

and i know you do not either, plch. i knead request nine months ago.ast june, but the committee has not held alingle hearing. l of today a total of 91 independence experts have come across to identify fatal flounds. they concluded they she did not have cue process protects. these are not my lawyers as the chairman had said. they include two former house council. three former spreet court clerks. and prosecutors and profess ors from across the country. significantly they also include oth democrats and republicans. > she said i quote "my face in the constitution is complete. it is total. i'm not going to sit here and be an idle setback to the subversion, the destruction of the constitution." as i close, it is the chairman's prerogative not to hold hearings an not to hear from these experts but given the significance of this issue and it's grave implications for all americans, i believe we should have. and simply disagree on this. but i will not be an idle spectator. so today i will vote against the resolution. do i not want to go to the same thing we are