Darrell Issa

Remember, America's greatness is based on creating wealth like the rest of the world has never known, and then, making sure it's shared throughout a middle class and even the underprivileged.

Politics is cyclical.

My brother went on to have a long and sordid career.

I was brought up in a household with sir and ma'am.

The American people have a right to except that the rule of law will guarantee that even if we don't like the policy, that it's done properly.

The American people have a right to know on the rare occasions in which their money is used to invest in private operations, if you will, take bets on capitalism, that is very well vetted, very well thought out and without political interference.

The American people do not want ambassadorships or any other position handed out to save a party money.

You know, it doesn't take a genius in the private sector to know that you can save literally hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending if you can make it more responsive. That's the main job.

Well, I'm going to try to make a real difference in Washington's spending patterns.

You want to toe the line with tough investigations without falling into political grandstanding inherent in Washington on both sides of the aisle.

Too often, a problem is allowed to fester until it reaches a crisis point... and the American people are left asking the question: what went wrong and why?

I've always been fond of the saying that when it comes to oversight and reform, the federal government does two things well: nothing and overreact.

You can call me a pain. I'll accept that as a compliment.

I don't need to be looking at every failure of government, I need to be looking where failure of government needs reform.

Bureaucracies tend to grow and to brag about their growth based on how many individuals they have and how much money they spend.

Some people say that watching pay freezes in the government is like watching water freeze. It expands.

The debate on how to shrink the federal government is at the core of our problem of government not doing its job.

My father and all my uncles on both sides served in the military in World War II and Korea.

In America, we're trying to find a peaceful solution in the Middle East and we're not going to be divided along any lines, including religious lines, including ethnic backgrounds.

Like most Americans, I hope and wish is that there is a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict. Unfortunately, there are extremists on both sides who oppose a peaceful resolution and instead choose violence.

I have an I.Q. of 100 plus a little bit. I have to work real hard to get things when I read.

I don't recall having a gun. I really don't. I don't think I ever pulled a gun on anyone in my life.

Everyone has a past.

If there was a blog with five listeners or viewers, I had to be on it. Now I have to be on fewer media, but more substantive media.

Cleveland's a great place when you're a kid. You hardly ever get sunburned, without the sun shining.