Transcripts For CSPAN Congressional Agenda Preview 20160902

Be safe and prepare for the hurricane. Other members showing what they are doing academic on district districts. Home senator gary peters. Take more of a weeklong motorcycle ride. He stopped by a port farm. Farm. K in maine, a picture of the windsor fair. Some of the entertainment is the demolition derby. Congressman dave joyce visiting a fair in his home state of ohio. A picture of him and that definite who runs the fair. And a gentleman who runs the fair. And then tim scott, a sickle cell patient. He brought the patient there some chick fully. Chick fil a. We will bring you live coverage of the house on cspan and live coverage of the senate over on cspan2. We put together a little preview of what to expect from congress and they reconvene asked week. When they reconvene next week. Carters returns from the summer recess on tuesday. We will preview for key issues they are expected to take up. Zika funding. Defense policy. Done violence legislation and the possible impeachment of the irs commissioner. We will get an update on those issues from a capitol hill report. Well start with a look back at how congress has dealt with funding to combat the zika virus. They voted to block seek funding on july 14. Harry lead and texas senator theirornyn explained views on the issue. Again, i assume my friend believes that you keep talking about something that is untrue. Take busy get by the zika virus. Mosquitoes are ravaging and her run this. Karen this. Horrendous. They have been dangerous and terrible. That is since recorded history. They cause death and illness. It is hard to copper head. For the first time in the history of the world, we have a mosquitoes breading a buyers that causes women to have deformed babies. Badly deformed babies. Did, on a bipartisan , they got together and came up with a zika funding measure. I thought it was an etiquette inadequate. We agree with the centers for Disease Control for 1. 9 billion. Well go along with this because it is an emergency. All emergencies, whether it is flood, fire, wind, this is an emergency. 1. 1 billion, no offsets. We passed that with 89 votes. Every democrat and virtually every republican voted. Went to the house of representatives. s logicwhere my friend comes in. Remember, what we sent to the house of representatives. Here is what they sent back to us. There is no disputing this. Under the bill we got back, planned parenthood, an organization where hundreds and thousands of women go further , where inr their care america women in america want to make sure they have the ability to not get pregnant. Why . Because mosquitoes ravage pregnant women. Under the logic of my friend, their public and leader, theyll need to go to the imperative. They can go to their voting dr. Boutique doctor. Roomsan go to emergency and say im sorry, i did not birth control. Can you help me . That is a planned parenthood is poor. The vast majority of women who need help, that is where they go. Legislation we got back from the house, there is no money to be provided for that. President , we know that the peoplecans dont like like environmentalists. What did they sent to us . Send to us . They had to do something to attack the environment. Theyre going to eliminate the cool water act which makes it extreme and dangerous. Extremely dangerous. That is why the epa looks at the so closely. The clean water act is the law of this land. The republican gets a. Talks about this. Mr. President , the bill we got back as a relates to seek a z ika takes 509 from the veterans 500 million from the veterans administration. What was it to be used for . Processing climbs claims. A way to speed up better and claims. Veteran claims. Give them 509 to speed them up. 500 million to speed them up. Ravaging epidemic swept africa 10 years ago. Ebola. It was terribly hurtful to africa. People in america were afraid. Doctorsurses and leaving to treat it. It is still around. They are still putting out it. The bill we got back from the house took 100 79 from ebola million from07 ebola funding. Fundone is that helped zika. Effort to show how crazy they are over there in the house as Speaker Boehner said, they cannot get something passed their unless they did something there unless they do something to take care of the rightwing crazies. The struck a prohibition on confederate flag. They wanted to be able to apply it fly it. How could anyone with a conscience vote for that . We are not going to. Moments ago our democratic colleagues killed another test. I tested whether they care more about American Families a test whether they care more about American Families or special Interest Groups. This is what im talking about. It tested the test they failed is one to see whether they care more about averting these devastating birth defects caused by the zika virus or whether they care more about the special Interest Groups that raise money off of legislation designed to solve problems and prevent Public Health disasters like this. Unfortunately, they made the wrong choice. This is what the zika virus can do. This is an example of aggressively microcephaly. You can imagine what this does to the babys brain, what this means in terms of trying to provide medical care, tried to make sure this baby trying to make sure this baby has a comfortable life until it passes away. The prognosis, the Life Expectancy of a baby like this is not very good. That is an understatement. Preventable disease. Eradication, with proper precautions that people take, lawton not leaving standing water in places where mosquitoes can reproduce, if we do our job here by providing be Adequate Funding needed to avert this Public Health crisis, someday, hopefully not too long, socan come up with a vaccine pregnant women do not have to worry or live in fear that this might happen to their baby. Just yesterday, the Harris County Public Health office in confirmed the first baby in texas born with zika racists related microcephaly. This tragedy depicted by this photograph israel. It is at our doorstep. This case was one where the woman involved had traveled to south america where we know the zika virus is present. All of our Public Health officials are telling us that it is slowly working its way up from central and south america and is literally at our doorstep. This is not the time to refuse to do our duty. And simply coast through the rest of the summer. Were talking about lifelong irreversible problems that take lives in effect alias for years to come. Experts across the country that had visited with i have visited with, they say we need to act. They are not alone. When ijust last may democratic colleagues asked us to act with urgency. Today, they turned down the very money that they had argued for the last month. Last may. They decided to gamble with the lives of children like this. Instead of protecting them. They ignored their own calls to get this done quickly. They have refused to pass urgent measures that would protect the country from a Public Health crisis. As i have said when i started, this is a test today to see whether our democratic colleagues care more about babies like this or special Interest Groups. They failed. It is as simple as that. I want to make sure everyone understands how we got here. Two months ago, a bipartisan agreement was introduced to handle the zika threat. That was two months ago. The senator worked together as we are supposed to do to come up with a bipartisan compromise. Week after was introduced, it passed. Overwhelmingly. Theone democrat opposed 1. 1 billion appropriations amendment that was attached to the military construction appropriations bill. Until recently, they seemed to agree with us. This is a major Public Health crisis. Particularly as i have said because we expect the mosquitoborne virus to hit the mainland in places like texas, florida, louisiana and other warm parts of the country. We expect it to hit the u. S. Mainland in full force as temperatures continue to rise. The legislation we passed here in the senate was reconciled as it is explode supposed to be. The bicameral, bipartisan compromise is what we considered earlier today. After Senate Democrats decided to block it for the first time a few weeks ago. After they called upon us to pass the bill in may, they decided it was on its urgent as they once said. For months now, Senate Democrats have talked about the need to get this legislation passed to prepare us the zika virus. Leader whodemocratic said this on may the 23rd, 2016. It is not july the 15th. He said, instead of gambling with the health and safety of millions of americans, republicans should give our nation the money it needs to fight is he got, and they should do it now. Not next month, not in the fall, now. This is the democratic leader. Requestdelivered on his that he made on may the 23rd, he yess no you that he voted to pass the senate bill at the same level at this conference at this conference report provided. As this conference report provided. Amazing reversal, senator murray of washington, he worked missouritor blunt from to, with the original amendment, his ownvoted against amendment. But in may, hes hearing a different tune. He said amylase and communities are expecting us to act. Terrance are wondering if their babies will be borne safe and healthy. In congress, we should do everything we can to tackle this virus without any further delay. That was on may the 26th, 2016. Senatorgain, the same who said these words voted no. You have to ask yourself, why . What do they consider that is more important than stopping this . What could it possibly be . What could be more important, more demanding . What could be a higher priority than voting to fund the research and prevention that would stop this from happening . It does not end there. Heard onrisy we have june the 20th, the senior senator from new york, the next democratic leader in waiting said, every day we wait, every day is increasing the risk that we will have problems with zika. That is not exactly a profound statement, but it is a true statement. My point is, people are pretty disgusted with what they have seen here in washington these days. People rather than trying to find consensus, they find ways to say no and to block important legislation like this. Definition ofry dysfunction. I have to tell you, i am beyond disappointed at the hypocrisy demonstrated by all of our Senate Democrats voting for the funding at the 1. 1 billion level we now for the second time to vote against this rescue appropriation to prevent this sort of thing from happening. Is the on frustrating. It is disgusting. If theres anything good in this, i would say fortunately, months ago, the Obama Administration finally agreed with Senate Republicans to set aside more than 500 million for unspent funds for the ebola crisis. Was 580 99 that was set aside for that purpose. 589 million that was set aside for that purpose. That is no excuse revealing to act comprehensive lee. Ly. Comprehensive this is nothing to play around with. This is a life altering, a devastating birth defect that is preventable. What could be more important . It is our job to send this bill to the president s desk. As long as i Senate Colleagues refused to do so refuse to do so, as long as they refuse another chance to protect our children from devastating birth affects, theres not much we can do about it. There is something the American People can do about it. Write to the and senator, they can say, i dont is, itat your objection better be pretty darn important if youre going to block funding that would prevent this from happening to my baby. Health experts across our country need the resources to study the virus, to contain the virus and to keep it from spreading. Hopefully tod, develop a catching vaccine. For the democratic collect to block their legislation again months after saying it was urgent, and amounts to tying the hands of our doctors, local Public Health officials and researchers from city to city. Responsibility rests with them. When we see locally transmitted cases of the zika virus in the United States caused by mosquitoes carry the virus, the responsibility will be with them for refusing to act in light of the call by Public Health officials that this is a real Public Health emergency. To take this bill hostage is not only hypocritical, it is profoundly irresponsible. I dont know how some of our colleagues can sleep at night knowing they are putting these babies and families at risk. There is no excuse for blocking this critical funding. As i have said, there is a test that was taken today and our democratic colleagues failed. Joined on capitol hill, congressionalor respondent with the Washington Examiner. There were a number of outbreaks during the summer break for congress, a number of outbreaks of the zika virus. What action did the Obama Administration take and what did we hear from lawmakers during the recess . The Obama Administration can fit more than 70 million to forting fund to the center Disease Control to combat the zika virus. In congress, the legislators are talking about whether or not to approve additional funding to pay for zika funding like vaccine and mosquito abatement. They have not reached an agreement. There is a bill about putting 1. 1 billion measure that is now sitting in the senate. The senate will consider when it returns. That is up for debate right now because a lot of democrats are opposed to this legislation because the money comes from other parts of the government. They wanted to be on the spending. Theres a big debate going on whether to approve it or make changes to the democrats are saying we need to make changes. Republicans are saying, lets approve the bill. Than 700 million is paid for. Worke senate gets right to on the street they take a vote on september the sixth when they come back. Thats a good funding is now included in a bill that includes Veterans Issues and also planned parenthood. How does the issue get resolved . Init is all grouped together military construction and Veterans Affairs legislation. That is a 82. 5 billion measure. It looks like it may stall again because democrats are opposed to the idea of transferring funding to pay for this. A big chunk of the funding would come from obamacare. Some healthcare exchanges that were never developed in u. S. Territories. I predict it will stall again. One. Ll be back to square we are entering a fall where mosquitoes will go away for the winter and this debate may simmer down without resolution. The debate over overall away. G will not go we have a deadline of september the 30th to get this continuing resolution passed. How does that shape up . Government funding expires. Someess has to take action. What is being discussed is passing legislation that would continue funding at the current levels and go on until either a lameduck session of congress or a new administration in january 2017. Those in the two possibilities. It is highly unlikely to pass the individual 12 appropriations measures by the end of september. They are too far behind on that. They will have to look at either a temporary funding measure or what we call some kind of bills tointo a few pass them together. We look towith us as another issue that cars will have to address. That is the programs for the defense department. Congress will have to address. That is the programs for the defense department. John mccain took the floor. A we are about to vote on couple of motions to instruct the conferees on the Defense Authorization bill and also on the defense appropriations bill to move forward. Are veryese votes vital to the future of this andon in a time of turmoil a time of the greatest number of refugees since the end of world war ii, threats throughout the world and attacks on the United States of america. Very ivan, a appropriately, his motion to instruct the conferees is for us to account for and authorized funding foruthorize the recent actions taken by the president of United States and secretary of defense. 8400 sailors, airmen and marines , for theghanistan european your insurance reassurance program, to fulfill a commitment that secretary carter made at the dialogue within the pacific theater, the list goes on and on. Every time we turn around, we hear of another increase in our military presence in after rack iraq and afghanistan. And buildups in Eastern Europe which was decided that a meeting of the nato nations. With all of these promises and commitments, we see no request for additional funding to take care of these new issues and new requirements for our military activities. Sullivanst senator motion is entirely in order. Theset make sense to have very large note multibilliondollar increase of requirements and announcing with great fanfare and never coming over once to request additional funding . That is disingenuous. I urge my colleagues support for colleagues support for the motion to insist that the final conference include authorization for the commitments that are described in the motion. The second is the issue that has has been ang us and subject of great discussion and debate and heartache on the floor of the senate and that is the issue of the Afghan Special immigration visas. Thatis heartbreaking members of the United States senate for their own parochial interests, just a couple, woodblock would block this legislation which calls for the ability of us to bring these people to the United States literally risk their lives on our behalf and allies are in danger as we speak. My colleagues dont have to take my word for it, i would like to say for example, the ambassador, probably the most distinguished the geomet i know, wrote recently and said, speaking of these interpreters, this is truly a matter of life and death. I repeat what he said, this is a matter of life and death. I know hundreds of people who have been threatened because of their affiliation with the United States. Some have been killed. Many are in hiding praying that the United States keep its word. We can and must do better. Petrayusetray us said many have been essential and often saving american lives, they have risked their own and their families lives in the line of duty. General petraeus stated eloquently that these individuals put their lives on the line to save the lives of american servicemen and women and we have members of this body who block such a proposal to allow them to come to United States of america. Remarkable. General nicholson said it is my firm belief, our commander in afghanistan, said, it is my firm belief that abandoning this program would significantly undermine our credibility and the 15 years of tremendous ofrifice by thousands afghans on behalf of american and coalition partners. I say to my colleagues, this is straightforward. Why we are even having to do to the still a testimony nature of the way we seem to be doing business around here and that is that people would literally put the lives of our allies in danger for their own interests and own amendment that they are demanding not only be taken up them up but past passed, which has nothing to do with the lives of these great individuals who saved the lives of americans. Whose lives are in danger according to our military leaders and our most respected diplomats. Retired general stanley us,rystal, known to all of to protect these allies is as much a matter of American National reality as it is reality morality as it is national security. About our moral obligation here. Can getnd pray that we a unanimous vote on this motion to instruct. Were going to have a vote on defense appropriations bill. I understand that it probably to meail and sme that is an unbelievable act. Given the situation of the world today and the threats we face that in the words of the director of National Intelligence in the words of the director of the cia, that there will be further attacks on United States of america that my friends on the other side of the aisle are refusing to take up the legislation that pays for the defense defensiveness nation. I dont like revision to the defense appropriations bill and i have made it clear. I want to have us take it up and amend and make it better. Maybe some of us, maybe a majority of us have priorities that are not in the bill. Suppose we dont like the fact that they appropriated a billion dollars for an icebreaker that has nothing to do with defense, this long laundry list of porkbarrel projects that the call Scientific Research projects. I want to commend those. Ammend those. A lot has happened since the appropriate and bill preparations bill was first passed. We should have the ability to amend and make it better. Instead, we are being put out on the path to a continuing resolution which there will not be debate. There would not be amendments to make it better for the men and women who are serving. The president Just Announced we are going to have 8400 men and women serving in afghanistan instead of 5400. Shouldnt we take that into consideration . Shouldnt we accommodate for that as is our role in obligation . We have the power of the purse. We are now looking at a situation where we have a world that is literally on fire. Everyday werent pick up a newspaper turn on the television. Of having a robust debate and discussion and amendments as to how we can best defend this nation, we are going to again have my friends on the other side of the aisle stop us from taking a top. It up. Why . Leaders ts democrat leaders said they do not want another mccain amendment that would increase funding for the fence without defense without increasing the funds for nondefense. If youre talking about the cia or Homeland Security or other agencies of government to protect this nation, then fine. We are back with the Washington Examiner representative. That is in a Conference Committee now. What are some of the main difference is they have to work out between those two measures . , most big issues important of funding. In the senate bill you have 602 billion for defense. The house does something a little different. Takingded 18 billion by money from an overseas Contingency Operations fund that is basically for more spending. The senate does not have that. You were unable to get it passed because democrats wanted to demand equally great spending on domestic provisions. That is a tough area to work out. The other issue is Guantanamo Bay. One of the signature issues, the president would like to do close it. They added that makes it difficult to transfer the chinese out of Guantanamo Bay. Detaineesharder to out of Guantanamo Bay. Make it harder to close. And there is an acquisition reform provision that house members do not fully agree with. They will have to work out those things. The president is starting to over the bill Guantanamo Bay issue and racing defense spending. Democrats if youre going to raise defense spending, then he had to raise domestic spending. You have to raise domestic spending. Compromise . He area this is a must pass bill . That is what the fed talks will say. We must have the Defense Authorization bill. We must do it. It is really important. Theyre going to have to find a compromise on this. I think youll have to end up dropping the 18 billion. I think that will go away. You will be back with susan shortly. As a look at another key issue that congress may address, and gun violence. They spoke on the floor to talk about the Summer Police s Police Summer shootings. We are all stunned by the events in dallas. We are outraged. An attack on the people who protect us is an attack on all of us. Our hearts are with the Dallas Police department. Our hearts are with the victims and especially with their loved ones. They wear the badge too. White or cop husband is to prepare for the worst. You could buy them such for who could fathom such poor as this horror . This is not justified. There will be a temptation to let our anger pardon our oursions harden divisions. Debate and tatian to let our anger sent us further into our corners there will be a temptation to let our angers send us further to our corners. Defy thosee those divisions. They do not control us. Lies with the people who commit these vicious acts. No one else. As the president rightly said, justice will be done. We also have to let the healy healing begin. This has been a long week for our country. It has been a long month for america. , senselessn terrible things. Every member of this body, every republican and every democrat wants to see less gun violence. Wantsmember of this body a world in which people feel safe regardless of the color of their skin. That is not how people are feeling these days. Sometimes we disagree on how to get there. Sometimes we disagree passionately on how to get there. Notng this debate, lets lose sight of the bodies that unite us. Values that unite us. The values that brought those protesters to the streets of dallas. The values that brought those protesters in washington last night. Respect. Decency. Compassion. Humanity. If we lose the fundamental things, what is left . We need to take a moment here for reflection, or thought, for prayer, justice, action. Lets let justice be done and lets also let some healing occur. Highyield. I yield. Gentlelady from californias recognized for one minute. Thank you mr. Speaker. The ambush and murder of Police Officers during a peaceful protest is a tragedy that care is at the heart of every american. I agree with the speaker that this must not harden our division. But should unify us as a country. We are all horrified by this despicable act of violence in we share in the shock and grief for the officers killed, their loved ones, and the entire dallas community. Homes,ey left their earlier in the day, there is always the chance that they would be in danger. Right now, we dont even know the names of all of them. Their names have not yet been released. Acknowledge Brett Thompson and those whose names are yet to be released as well as those who are wounded including a sibling. Many questions have yet to be answered. Whatever the motivation of the perpetrators of this horrible crime, it is clear that those perpetrators have an agenda of evil. Andave seen too much death heartbreak. As Martin Luther king wrote, august cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. Of the song of st. Francis that i call upon now , st. Francis appeal to the lord, make me an instrument of that piece where there is darkness, may i bring light, where there is hatred, mayor bring love, where there is despair, may i bring hope. Markociate myself with the remarks of the speaker. Justice must be done according to the president. Mercy must also be done. Seek mercy and justice, i also want to reference the remark of america dallas when he said we must get to the root causes of what happened last night. In that spirit, i also want to we have to get to the facts and the root causes. In the spirit of Martin Luther king and st. Francis, we must continue to work the work of nonviolence and demand an end to senseless killing everywhere. We must do so by sharing our common values, our faith in the dignity and worth of every person, the spark of divinity that lives in all of them and our tremendous grief in the loss of life. In particular, for the families of the Police Officers, thank you. Thank you for sharing your loved ones with us. We pray that it is a comfort to you that so many people mourn your loss and are praying for you. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker, normally might be lengthier than it will be today. Sobering has been a week. A sad week. I want to congratulate speaker ryan on the comments he made this morning. He said that every republican and every democrat wants to see less gun violence. Say thatent on to sometimes we disagree on how to get there. Sometimes we disagree passionately. That in havingay this debate, is not lose sight of the values that unite us. Let us not lose sight in our common humanity. He then said we need to take a moment here for reflection, for justice for prayer, for , and for action. The majority leader and i have had a brief conversation on the floor where he said to me and i agreed that we need to sit down together and try to see how we can bring this country, this house together. Forward to their way come out the gentlelady from texas said, to decrease the tensions that exist between citizens and Law Enforcement officers. To ensure the safety of not only does officers, but of alden sterling who lost his life, Linda Castille who lost his life. Innocence that appear to be horrifying and unacceptable. Housek all of us in this , likel americans should the majority leader suggested to me, and i have responded, to come together and deescalate the tensions in our society. The confrontations that we see too often. Rhetoric, the hateful rhetoric in some cases that is being used. Leader for majority what i believe to be his very sincere and heartfelt of thoughts along those lines. In our not engage with carefulbut consideration and try to serve the people of this country and each and every individual in ,his country towards a safer more assured life in america. I yield to my friend. Thank you. I thank him for his words and our conversation prior. The gentleman is correct. Too many families are morning losses this week. I believe all americans are praying for the families whose innocence have been murdered and ambushed. It is time for the nation to heal. It is time for the nation to unite and a time for justice to be done. Start, this house is to be an example. Gentleman thank the gentleman for being willing to work together. As we know in this house, people come from many different parts of this nation and have expertise. Conversation with dave who had tremendous expertise. His conversations are talking with john lewis. There is the ability within this house to help this nation unite and heal the wounds out there. I think the gentleman for being willing to be a part of that. I yield back. I think the adjustment for his comets. Willpe is that all of us be willing to be a part of that solution. Looking at issues ahead in congress, were joined by susan of the Washington Examiner. A Bipartisan Group of house members that majority leader mccarthy talked about in the clip we just saw. They met this weekend to try to talk about policing strategies. You heard from the house bigger and from the Senate Majority leader, Mitch Mcconnell about the prior to on looking for the violence legislation . Gun violence legislation . Both parties want to do something. To gunblem is a get down control which is a tough issue in congress. You have republicans really behind a bill that would make some minor changes in terms of who can obtain a gun if they are on a terror watchlist where the Senate Democrats and House Democrats really want to do a play get ban on anyone on the terror watch list. They also want to expand gun control at gun shows and other transfers where there are no background checks. Neither is willing to budge. That is where we left it. What youre seeing here with the Republican Leadership is a reaching out. They want to find out just get the two sides talking so we dont have what we had early this summer where democrats were on the house for demonstrating and basically disrupting the flow of congress because they were demanded some kind of action. House Republican Leaders by reaching out and having a form, they want to stem that from happening in the fall. How theytalking about can move forward on some kind of legislation. Getting there is another matter. Members of the Democratic Party and the house that would like to see these things happen, the sentence sit ins happening . It is a political issue and it could help democrats and bolster their image to voters. Cant rule out politics played a big role in what actions democrats take and how how the news influences. That could inspire democrats to get on the floor. Ryan in the majority leader and the president have talked about the need to make changes in the nations criminal justice system. What proposals might we see . Tough. N election, there republicans who are unwilling to take the next step. Changing the threshold so that drug offenses are lessened in terms of prison time, you saw the president take a lead on this with many of the pardons he has put forward. I think it is a tough one for lawmakers. There is a bipartisan effort in the house and senate. There are groups of republicans who are fearful of doing anything that looks as though they are weakening the stance on crime. Republicans also worry about elevated crime levels. I think it might become. There is a urgent to move urging to newport but i dont think they will get through it does fall. Move forward but i dont think they will get through it this fall. Now be possible impeachment john kos cansioner and koskinen. I rise to give notice of my intent to raise a question of the privileges of the house. The gentleman maketh his notice. The form of the resolution is as follows. House resolution 828, impeaching inen,andrew kosk commissioner of the irs. High crimes and misdemeanors. Resolved that the commissioner is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the senate. By thes of impeachment house of representatives of the United States of america in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of america against John Andrew Kos can and koskinen. Against him for high crimes and the stimulus. Article one misdemeanors. Article one, and his conduct in a commissioner engaged pattern of conduct that is incompatible with his duties as an officer of the United States as follows, he failed in his duty to respond to lawfully issued congressional subpoenas. On august second, 2013, the committee on oversight and government reform of the house of representatives issued a subpoena to the secretary of the treasury. The custodian of the Internal Revenue Service Document today. Alchemyoena demanded occasion sent or received by 21stlerner from generating 2009 to august 2, 2013. February working, 2014, following the Senate Confirmation of John Andrew Koskinen, the committee on oversight and government reform of the house of representatives reissued these subpoenas to him. On march 4, 2014, Internal Revenue Service Employees magnetically erased 422 backup tapes destroyed as many as 24,000 of lois lerners emails responsive to the subpoena. This action impeded congressional investigations into the Internal Revenue service targeting of americans based on their political affiliation. The American People may never know the true culpability or extent of the Internal Revenue theice targeting because of destruction of the evidence that took place. Koskinen, john andrew warrants impeachment and removal from office to article two, john koskinenkinen engaged in a pattern of deception. He made a series of false and misleading statements to congress in contravention of his oath to tell the truth. Those false statements included the following. On june 20, 2014, commissioner kos can in koskien testified that since the start of the investigation, every email has been preserved. Nothing has been lost. Nothing has been destroyed. On june 23, 2014, commissioner kos can and testified that the Internal Revenue service had confirmed that backup tapes from 2011 no longer existed because they had been recycled pursuant to the Internal Revenue service. Thatnt on to explain confirmed means that somebody went back and looked and major that any backup tapes that had existed had been recycled. Three, on march 25, 2014, commissioner koskinen was asked during a hearing before the committee on oversight and government reform of the house of representatives, sir, are you or are you not going to provide this committee all of lois lerners emails . He answered, yes, we will do that. Statements was materially false. On march 4, 2014, Internal Revenue Service Employees magnetically erased 422 backup tapes contain as many as 24,000 of lois lerners emails. On february 2, 2014, senior Internal Revenue Service Officials discovered that lois lerners computer hard drive had crashed rendering hundreds or thousands of her emails unrecoverable. Commissioner koskinens false statements impeded and infused confused investigations of targeting americans based on their political affiliation. Wherefore, John Andrew Koskinen by such conduct towards impeachment and removal from office. Article three, john andrew tenuren throughout his as commissioner has acted in a manner inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as an officer of the united during hisollows confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on finance, John Andrew Koskinen promised, we will be transparent about any problems we run into in the public and certainly this