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LIVE THREAD: Congress Begins Investigation into IRS Targeting
C Span | May 17, 2013

Posted on 05/17/2013 6:02:03 AM PDT by don-o

The House Ways and Means Committee holds the first Congressional hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) subjecting applicants for tax-exempt status to higher levels of scrutiny based on political leanings.

Witnesses include Acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller who resigned on Wednesday and the Treasury Department’s Inspector General Russell George for Tax Administration.

Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) said the IRS' targeting of "American taxpayers based on politics is both astounding and appalling." He stated that the Committee will "get to the bottom of this practice and ensure it never takes place again.”

In announcing the hearing, Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) said that it is "essential that there be a thorough and bipartisan investigation and effective remedial action.”

Since June 2011, the Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating whether the Internal Revenue Service discriminated against taxpayers based on political opinions.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bypassingscourt; citizensunited; dictator; discrimination; impeachnow; irs; irsscandal; liveirshearing; obamaresponsible; obamascandals; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; profiling; ratscandals; vanity
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To: don-o

I would vote for this guy!


641 posted on 05/17/2013 9:28:19 AM PDT by kjam22 (my newest music video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7gNI9bWO3s)
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To: MWestMom

Reid is tearing Miller’s ass!


642 posted on 05/17/2013 9:28:45 AM PDT by mandaladon (The truth about Benghazi is all I want)
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To: penelopesire

Jail these GD liars...

This is pathetic!


643 posted on 05/17/2013 9:28:45 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: kjam22

Finally! Go Reed..

Called out Miller for being here today on taxpayer dime..


644 posted on 05/17/2013 9:29:51 AM PDT by rainee (Her)
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To: lodi90

Wonder what the political leanings are of the people perpetuating this abuse? Heavy sarcasm....


645 posted on 05/17/2013 9:30:31 AM PDT by MWestMom (Psalms 109:8)
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To: dragnet2

Like this line of questioning, but I wish someone would cut to the heart of it and either ask or acquire information and put in the record as to what these witnesses’ party affiliation is, and what political donations they’ve personally made.


646 posted on 05/17/2013 9:30:42 AM PDT by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: penelopesire

Fortunately we’re just over the river in another sane state. So far, anyway.


647 posted on 05/17/2013 9:30:57 AM PDT by Lacey
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To: rainee

Reed is SHARP. Drawing blood with almost every question...

Miller: Uh...

Love it.


648 posted on 05/17/2013 9:31:07 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: dragnet2

Wow! Tom Reed ROCKS! He is seriously not taking “I don’t know “ for an answer!


649 posted on 05/17/2013 9:31:48 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: lodi90

Yes, “what news media is his source?” lol American Dummies that voted for a President who knows nothing and has to be informed what HIS appointies are saying and doing by the “news”. The MSM would have had a filed day if this was Bush saying he knew nothing. All we’d hear about 24/7 is how stupid he is.


650 posted on 05/17/2013 9:33:20 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: SE Mom

Looks like the Dems on the committee cut and run. LOL.


651 posted on 05/17/2013 9:33:29 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: Dead Corpse

Todd Young up... R-Indiana.

Miller floundering on the IG report numbers of targeted groups.


652 posted on 05/17/2013 9:33:35 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: dragnet2

Oh...jail is coming...it is coming.

So is impeachment by the time it is over and the dems will have no choice but to jump on board in effort to save their party.

You heard it here first.

It might take many months to unfold.....but it will happen.


653 posted on 05/17/2013 9:34:26 AM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: Dead Corpse

Young has done his homework!


654 posted on 05/17/2013 9:35:14 AM PDT by bonfire
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To: penelopesire

Bump.


655 posted on 05/17/2013 9:35:14 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,)
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To: william clark

Miller is stone faced arrogant biggov liar...

I can’t believe the answers to all these questions..

These people are *clearly* deceitful liars.


656 posted on 05/17/2013 9:36:05 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: SE Mom

From 1500 to 3500 applications was the increase? And the vastness of the IRS couldn’t handle that? The small business I retired from had two women that handled 3500 jobs a month and all the paperwork attached to each...I’m scratching my head as to why their petticoats flew up at just a 2000 application issue? Sloth as well as abuse... $92 million in bonuses to IRS employees is vastly undeserved.


657 posted on 05/17/2013 9:36:11 AM PDT by MWestMom (Psalms 109:8)
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To: Dead Corpse

Todd’s our guy. Wish I could listen


658 posted on 05/17/2013 9:36:23 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then.)
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To: rainee

The best questioning is coming from the most junior GOP members. They did their homework. I await Kelly to add the passion and anger when he is up next.


659 posted on 05/17/2013 9:36:49 AM PDT by kabar
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To: penelopesire

I think the Dems would rather escalate the death of this Country first. I hope there might be some that would put this Country’s future first, but I don’t hold out hope.


660 posted on 05/17/2013 9:36:51 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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