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Attorney General Eric Holder’s planned exit from office has two delighted Southeast Tennessee Republican congressmen almost giddy, but a Democratic lawmaker from Memphis is hailing Holder, the first black to become the federal government’s top lawyer, for his work on civil rights and criminal justice reform.
U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, issued the following statement on the announcement that Attorney General Eric Holder will resign from the Department of Justice:
Congressman Scott DesJarlais, M.D. (TN-04) issued the following statement on the announcement that Attorney General Eric Holder will resign from the Department of Justice:
Members of Congress are seething over Lois Lerner’s decision to speak with the press, but not with them, after the key figure in the IRS scandal gave an interview to Politico and proclaimed her innocence.
Congressman Scott DesJarlais, M.D. (TN-04) issued the following statement regarding Lois Lerner’s interview with Politico:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business association, today named U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) a Guardian of Small Business for his outstanding voting record on behalf of America’s small-business owners in the 113th Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Scott DesJarlais, M.D. (TN-04) issued the following statement on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001:
“Today marks 13 years since our nation was brutally and savagely attacked by the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
DesJarlais, R-South Pittsburg, was one of about two dozen conservative House members who started questioning the law in late 2011. They said its wording authorized the Internal Revenue Service to issue subsidies in the form of tax breaks — as well as tax penalties for employers not offering coverage — only in states that set up their own health care exchanges or markets.
Rep. Scott Desjarlais, R-Tenn., pointed out that $10 million to $30 million was not much compared to the $89 million the IRS paid in bonuses last year, including $1 million to employees who actually owed back taxes.
Rep. Scott DesJarlais also spent time with students from his district outside the capitol to answer questions on current political issues and for photos.