Got a BA at Maryland. Surprisingly little bio on him.
Below is a transcript (for the live-thread record) of Mike Kelly's extemporaneous speech--- cross-posted on this separate thread:
Brimming with righteous anger, Mike Kelly drew loud applause and a standing-O from the gallery of people at the IRS hearing. Kelly brought the House down as he spoke extemporaneously for all Americans fearful of an all-powerful IRS being used by an abusive administration as an arm of tyranny.
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Mike Kelly (R, PA)
"This doesn't come as a great shock to anybody. In fact, I would say it doesn't come as a shock. Do you know what it does for the American people? It really establishes what they have feared so often.
“I have a grandson who is afraid to get out of bed at night because he thinks there’s somebody under the bed that’s going to grab him, and I think most Americans feel that way about the IRS.
“I mean, you get a letter from you folks, or a phone call. It’s with terror that you look at it. And now this kind of reconfirms that.
You know what? They can do almost anything they want to anybody they want anytime they want. This is very chilling for the American people.
"Now I know where you at. You're resigning. You're walking away from it. But this is not going to go away. This is a Pandora’s Box that has been opened, and I don't think we're going to get the lid back on it.
"And I don't believe that the White House just found out about this in the news report. The President happened to grab a TV shot or just read Mr George's report and said, You know what? Anybody ever hear about this before? I'm just getting a first look at this.
"Shouldn't somebody be responsible? And I'm thinking maybe the Executive Office, maybe Treasury falls in there. I'm not sure we understand how that organizational chart works. But, I am really concerned.
“I gotta tell you, where you’re sitting, you should be outraged, but you’re not.
"The American people should be outraged, and they are.
"And this committee, this has nothing to do with political parties. This has to do with highly targeted groups. This reconfirms everything that the American public believes.
“This is a huge blow to the faith and trust that the American people have in their government. Is there any limit to the scope of where you folks can go? Is there anything at all?... Is there any question you shouldn't have asked? My goodness:
How much money do you have in your wallet?
Who do you get emails from?
Whose sign do you put up in your front yard?
"This is a tax question? And you don’t think that’s intimidating? It’s sure as hell intimidating.
And I don't know that I got any answers from you today.... What Mr George has done is great work, but you know what, there is a heck of a lot more that has to come out in this.
And anybody to sit here today and listen to what you have to say. I am more concerned today than I was before. And the fact that you all can do just about anything you want to anybody?
You can put anybody out of business that you want anytime you want.
And I got to tell you, You talked about that you’re a horribly run organization. If you’re on the other side of the fence, you’re not given that excuse. When the IRS comes in, you’re not allowed to be shoddy. You’re not allowed to be run horribly. You’re not allowed to make mistakes. You are not allowed to do one damn thing that doesn't come into compliance. And if you do, you're held responsible right then.
"I just think the American people have seen what's going on right now in their government. This is absolutely an overreach, and this is an outrage for all America.
"I yield back." [Wild applause]
[transcribed by poster]
There’s no information about anybody in Bambi’s regime.