"Americans' faith in government and in the IRS in particular, has been greatly eroded by an Administration that when confronted with instances of misconduct appears complicit in shielding those involved from responsibility. Giving Lois Lerner a free pass only reinforces the idea that government officials are above the law and that there is no consequence for wrongdoing." The top Democrat on the committee, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., called out the GOP for conducting "taxpayer-funded attacks."
Kwa upande wa nafasi ya naibu spika chama hicho kimesema mchakato huo utaanza mapema jumatatu November 16 kwa wanaotaka kuwania nafasi hiyo kuchukua fomu na kuzirudisha siku inayofuatia kabla ya kujadiliwa na kupitishwa majina kupitia kamati ya wabunge wa CCM huku mmoja kati ya mmoja kati ya makada aliyekuwa akiwania nafasi hiyo Banda Sonoko akipongeza mfumo unaotumika kupata nafasi hiyo.