From the results of last week's vote, perhaps an impassioned plea from Rep. Jason Chaffetz has finally shaken loose some compassion, along with accountability, for House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa's investigation into the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal being stonewalled by the not-so-accountable Attorney General Eric Holder.
Townhall: [Wednesday] night the House of Representatives passed the Fast and Furious Accountability Amendment as part of the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act. The amendment passed by a vote of 381 to 41 and was sponsored by Republican Reps. Jason Chaffetz, Paul Gosar and Blake Farenthold. Rep. Trey Gowdy wasn't a co-sponsor, but offered strong support for the amendment which prohibits the Department of justice from spending money to cover-up the Fast and Furious scandal. "Covering up" includes making materially false statements, or crafting documents that contain false or fraudulent information.
During debate on the amendment, Chaffetz called on Democrats to step up and hold the Justice Department accountable and to demand documents requested from DOJ about Fast and Furious be provided to Congress.
The bottom line: Brian Terry is dead, Jaime Zapata is dead, hundreds if not thousands of Mexicans are dead as a result of Fast and Furious. We need answers.
ADDENDUM: Greta asks some hard hitting questions of Darrell Issa the other night when he went On the Record...
