WASHINGTON – There was a heated exchange on Capitol Hill Thursday between U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador.
Labrador is on a House committee that's asking questions about Operation Fast and Furious - a program that allowed people to buy illegal weapons and take them across the Mexican border.
Operation Fast and Furious caused U.S. law enforcement to lose track of 3,400 weapons. Some of those weapons were found at the murder scene of U.S. border agent Brian Terry.
Members of Congress don't think the attorney general has done enough to make sure something like this doesn't happen again.
"You told people you're mad, you're upset, that to me is silly," said Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC).
"I'm not sure you understand how the Justice Department works. I didn't express the fact that I was mad or thought it was silly, I issued a directive," said Holder.
But there is concern about what else could happen with those missing weapons.
"I'm the only member on this committee that's from Arizona. Yea, we lost a border agent, but we're further impugned because these guns are going to show up at crime scenes, particularly in Arizona from here to whenever,” said Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ).
No matter where the representatives were from, the outrage continued.
"I have asked for your resignation and I believe that because you have been grossly incompetent in the way that you have prepared before coming to Congress, I think you should resign," said Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID).
"That was among the worst things I think I've ever seen in Congress. And maybe this is the way you do things in Idaho or wherever you're from," replied Holder.
Holder says before arrests can be made they have to make sure their investigation is complete and they go into court with everything they need.
"I'm the attorney general of the United States. OK?" said Holder.
But members of this House committee think the man at the top is to blame.
On Wednesday, the family of border agent Brian Terry, who was killed 13 months ago, filed a lawsuit against the government. They are looking for $25 million in damages.
