RollCall: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., announced Monday he would place a hold on three ambassadorial nominations until there are consequences — and a criminal investigation — for Secret Service agents who allegedly accessed a congressman’s private records.
Cotton took to the Senate floor Monday afternoon to chastise the agency for, in his view, attempting to intimidate House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, as he conducted oversight of the Secret Service.
An inspector general report revealed agents circulated Chaffetz’s application to the Secret Service, which would potentially embarrass the congressman. On Monday, the inspector general reopened its investigation following director Joseph P. Clancy’s conflicting accounts of what and when he knew about the issue.
“This is the exact kind of encroachment against which our founders warned,” Cotton said on the floor. “The executive hasn’t yet acted with anything like the gravity this matter deserves. Until it does, I intend to use the powers of my office to demand action, and to protect our constitutional order.” more
I like that kid! He has the guts to stand in the gap! If the Good Lord would send us about 75 more of him we’d weed out our disgusting Senate!
Good! Finally someone who has the balls to standup to Obama and his ilk. I wonder if Boehner was behind it?
Oh trust me, this has orange fingerprints all over it.
Business as usual??? Cotten say’s ” Don’t think so”
For GAWDS SAKE…DON’T SHUT DOWN THE GOVT.
– M. McConnell
Cotton looks like he is getting fed up with all the corruption he has to deal with every day in Washington. I hope and pray that he holds up and stays the course. He is one of the few politicians I really like.
I’m delighted Cotton stood up for Congressional privacy. He’s absolutely doing the right thing. Now if we could just get some of the same concern for the Constitutional privacy of the rest of our citizens who aren’t under legal investigations….
The alternative headline for this article was, “Balls discovered in the Senate.”
Why, were they earnings Cheetos?
Are there any lawyers out there who can tell me if Chaffee can sue the Secret Service?