Darrell Issa's Quotes

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.

It's very simple. If the American people care about a lot of things including corruption in government, then, in fact, if you use the power to appoint in order to do political business, to clear fields, to save your party money and so on, if it's not a crime - and I believe it is - it certainly is business as usual, politics of corruption.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

I've said my patience is not infinite.

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

Peace in Palestine is inevitable. The question is how do we make it happen today.

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

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

Every one of our congressional offices, every day, is under attack.

Everyone has a past.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Politics is cyclical.

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

Some people want to amass a great amount of wealth and make a great looking obituary. I'm going to die with more money than is good to leave my son.

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