Fast & Furious: Congressman slams DOJ, proposes cutting salaries over refusal to comply with subpoenas

Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) is fed up with the DOJ’s lack of compliance with subpoenas issued by the House in their Fast and Furious investigation and proposed an amendment to cut the DOJ salaries and expenses by $1 million:

An amendment, offered by Mr. Gowdy, numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funding for the Department of Justice General Administration Salaries and Expenses account by $1 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.

He then slams the DOJ for not cooperating with the subpoenas:

Madam chairwoman, Congress has been patient. Indeed, too patient in my judgment and I understand that for some everything is a political exercise. But surely, the Department of Justice can rise above petty, partisan politics and comply with a subpoena. The Department of Justice, madam chairwoman, expects others to comply with subpoenas yet they will not do so themselves.

And it just gets better. Watch below:


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