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Coble, John "Howard" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR MOST OR ALL OF THEIR INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES. THE OBJECT TY OF THESE GUIDELINES IS THE FULL UTILIZATION OF ALL AUTHORITIES...
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| 00:01:21 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
MARSHALL SERVICE, THE DPRKS DEA, THE ATF AND THE FBI. ARE THERE IDENTICAL GUIDELINES FOR INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITY OR ARE THEY ONE AGENCY DO SOMETHING THAT...
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| 00:05:42 |
Watt, Melvin - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
STARTED HIS QUESTIONING THAT WE WERE GOING TO TREAT THIS AS A GENERAL OVERSIGHT HEARING WHICH IS THE WAY MY MEMO SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE RATHER THAN...
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| 00:09:15 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
BEEN I THINK VERY AGGRESSIVE WITH REGARD TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN FEBRUARY 2010, I TRAVELED TO CHINA, I GUESS SOMETIME LAST YEAR, WAS AT THE WHITE...
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| 00:12:35 |
Gallegly, Elton - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THAT THEY HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY WITH U.S. ATTORNEYS PROSECUTING WORK SIDE ENFORCEMENT CASES. CAN YOU GIVE US SPECIFIC, AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE...
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| 00:13:02 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
THE HEARING IN A WRITTEN FASHION, I'M SURE I CAN COME UP WITH SOME NUMBERS, I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS. >> I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT I WOULD...
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| 00:19:36 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
ARE SITTING SO PROMINENTLY BEHIND YOU. I WORK WITH CHIEFS OF POLICE AS A FORMER JUDGE IN MY COMMUNITY. I THINK MY FORMER MAYOR, MAYOR BROWN, WAS A...
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| 00:20:18 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
THE UNITED STATES OF THE AMERICA? >> IN FEBRUARY OF 2009. >> AND I NOTICED THAT THE ATF LAUNCHED PROJECT GUN RUNNER IN 2005. WERE YOU IN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT...
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| 00:25:55 |
Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
THAT'S TAKING PLACE IN ANOTHER COMMITTEE, THE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE. AND THAT RELATES TO THE SOLYNDRA CORPORATION AND THEIR DEFAULT AND BANKRUPTCY...
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| 00:26:49 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
TRANSMITTED TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OR NOT. >> IT REQUIRES IT BE TRANSMITTED TO YOU. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH SUCH A TRANSMISSION BEING RELATED TO YOU?...
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| 00:31:47 |
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ABOUT WALKING GUNS. AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT U.S. CONGRESSMAN DAN BAERN OF OKLAHOMA AND DENNY RAYBURG OF MONTANA WHO AMENDED HR-1, THE FISCAL YEAR...
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| 00:34:35 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
IT'S A VERY REASONABLE, I THINK, AND LIMITED MEASURE. IT ONLY APPLIES TO THE FOUR STATES THAT BORDER MEXICO. IT WOULD PROVIDE THE ATF WITH REAL-TIME...
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| 00:37:34 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OFF SURVEILLANCE ONCE THE WEAPONS WERE DELIVERED? >> NO, THEY WERE NOT. BUT -- >> ISN'T THAT -- >> THE PROGRAMS WERE DIFFERENT
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| 00:37:41 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
IN TERMS OF THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN. THE REALITY IS, THE GUNS, NEVERTHELESS, MADE THEIR WAY IN WIDE RECEIVER TO MEXICO. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. I UNDERSTAND...
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| 00:45:53 |
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
THAT IS SO LARGE THAT YOU COULD DRIVE OR FLY A SPACE SHUTTLE THROUGH IT. AND IT'S CALLED THE GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE. AND WHAT THAT GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE ENABLES...
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| 00:47:41 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
BEEN REPORTED IS ABOUT 2,000. >> IT'S ABOUT 2,000. NOW, HOW MANY FIREARMS ARE SOLD TO AL QAEDA TERRORISTS, TO OTHER CONVICTED FELONS, TO -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE...
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| 00:53:03 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IN THIS COMMITTEE. MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL, WILL YOU AGREE TO COME BEFORE THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A SUBPOENA IN THE JANUARY TIME...
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| 00:53:26 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
CONSIDER IT. BUT I WILL NOTE, I HAVE TESTIFIED FOUR -- ON FOUR OCCASIONS WITH REGARD TO THE THIS MATTER. I'VE APPEARED BEFORE YOU, AT LEAST, ON TWO OCCASIONS....
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| 01:03:47 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
YOUR ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR. RON WEISH. NOBODY EXPECTED HIM OR BELIEVES THAT HE HAS ANY PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE INFORMATION, BUT EXPECTED HIM...
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| 01:04:10 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
THAT WAS CONTAINED IN THAT LETTER, THE INCORRECT INFORMATION THAT WAS CONTAINED IN THAT LETTER WAS DERIVED FROM PEOPLE IN THE FIELD WHO HAD THE OPERATIONAL...
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| 01:09:03 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
TO THEIR RESPONSES THAT ARE HERE. AND THEY SORT DOWN TO THIS. AS NEAR AS I CAN DETERMINE, HAVE YOU IDENTIFIED THE WEAPON THAT ACTUALLY KILLED AGENT...
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| 01:09:19 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
REPORT DETERMINATION, AND I'M NOT PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT THAT, GIVEN THAT IT'S PENDING. >> STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT THERE'S SOME DATA THERE THAT...
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| 01:16:10 |
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
TRAGEDY THIS AGENT WAS KILLED. AND IS IT WILL BE A YEAR NEXT WEEK, AS I UNDERSTAND IT. AND IT WAS A FAST AND FURIOUS WEAPON THAT HE WAS KILLED BY, AS...
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| 01:16:36 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
THAT -- I THINK WE CAN SAFELY SAY THAT THEY ARE READILY AVAILABLE AND THE -- PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR READY AVAILABILITY IS THE FACT THAT SO MANY...
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| 01:21:34 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
HERE. WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE OF OUR DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS POINT OUT THEIR PRESENCE, AND WE DO APPRECIATE THE JOB YOU DO. I THOUGHT -- AND EVERYBODY NEEDS...
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| 01:22:25 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
WELL, WE CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO A VARIETY OF MUSLIM GROUPS AS WE TRY TO -- >> WELL, I'M TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT C.A.R.E. >> I WAS GETTING THERE....
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| 01:29:09 |
Lofgren, Zoe - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS HEALTH CARE, AND SINCE WE DON'T GET YOU IN FRONT OF US THAT OFTEN, I'M GOING TO RAISE AN ISSUE THAT'S NOT "FAST AND FURIOUS."...
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| 01:33:07 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
WAS SEIZED OR THE FACTS OF THIS CASE. I WILL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT AND WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITH WHATEVER INFORMATION WE CAN. YOU'RE RIGHT. I MEAN,...
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| 01:34:35 |
Franks, Trent - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
GROUNDWORK, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT PERHAPS THE REASON THIS ISSUE HAS GOTTEN SO MUCH ATTENTION IS THAT IN THE SIMPLICITY OF THE OVERALL PROJECT HERE, IT...
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| 01:37:50 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
AND KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED HERE AS I -- >> ALL RIGHT, I'LL ACCEPT THAT, BUT DO YOU READ -- I KNOW THAT YOU SAID YOU DON'T OFTENTIMES READ LETTERS FROM...
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| 01:40:55 |
Quigley, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
HORRIBLE SCREW-UP TO JUSTIFY A POLICY. THE OTHER SIDE IS USING THIS HORRIBLE SCREW-UP TO JUSTIFY NOT FUNDING ATF, NOT GIVING THE ATF A LEADER, CONTINUING...
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| 01:42:41 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
THAT -- THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD BE COMPLIMENTED FOR, BUT THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN CHICAGO...
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| 01:44:14 |
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THE INFORMATION THAT I'VE RECEIVED, IS THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, ATF, WERE AWARE OF A SITUATION WHERE GUNS COULD BE BOUGHT...
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| 01:47:08 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
WAS OPENED IN THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN PHOENIX. WE KNOW THAT IT WAS GIVEN OSF STATUS SOME TIME AFTER THAT, BUT WE DON'T KNOW AS OF YET WHO THE...
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| 01:51:13 |
Chu, Judy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE ANTICRIME ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN MY DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT TOOK DOWN IN ONE DAY MORE THAN 100 MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES...
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| 01:52:48 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT, OUR CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION, WHICH IS ABLY LED BY TOM PEREZ, HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN THIS REGARD. AND TO THE EXTENT THAT CHANGES...
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| 01:56:05 |
Chaffetz, Jason - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
NO. >> HAVE YOU SPOKEN WITH SECRETARY CLINTON ABOUT "FAST AND FURIOUS"? >> NO. >> HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO PRESIDENT OBAMA ABOUT "FAST AND FURIOUS"? >>...
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| 01:56:15 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
SEE THE PRESIDENT -- >> THAT'S OKAY. IF YOU HAVEN'T, YOU HAVEN'T. HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO ABOUT "FAST AND FURIOUS"? >> NO. >>...
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| 02:03:26 |
Smith, Lamar S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
QUESTION. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WILL RECESS UNTIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS SERIES OF VOTES. WE EXPECT THAT TO BE ABOUT...
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