madam speaker , and so it continues . 
this is a partisan , counterfeit commission if i have ever seen one proposed today , and i have two simple questions : will the administration escape accountability again ? 
and the second question is this : will the administration get away with another failure ? 
please note the word `` escape '' . 
in fact , if you look in the bible , the old testament , leviticus , chapter 16 , verse 8 , we find the origin , the etymology of the word scapegoat , the goat that departs . 
in scripture , you had two goats . 
one was sacrificed for our sins ; the other escaped , was let go . 
that is from the english word scapen , the old english , a form of escape . 
so , brownie , he was sacrificed , and yesterday all of his minions resigned , all of these people that were hired . 
we better have an objective review of what happened . 
we better have an objective view , or else we are never going to get to the truth . 
this is the most redactive , the most secretive administration in the history of the united states . 
it has nothing to do with political partisanship either . 
none whatsoever . 
we have seen it repeatedly . 
this is the administration that can show negligence , ineptitude , and dangerous arrogance without ever enduring the burden of even limited liability . 
policy disasters abound , yet culpability is never encountered . 
no one who has followed the workings of this body believes that a commission made up of apologists will ever hold the administration accountable for anything . 
this is far too important for business as usual . 
i implore my colleagues to vote against the bill , to demand the creation of a truly independent commission . 
it worked 4 years ago . 
it will work now . 
i do not think there is anything wrong with this . 
and when you talk about the ability to subpoena , the majority will have the right to oversee whether we can subpoena particular people . 
this is phony . 
all we ask for is to let us come together . 
we agree we need to send help down there . 
we are doing our best , both sides of the aisle . 
let us have an independent review of what has happened and what is going on . 
we are talking about people 's lives here . 
