Posted on 05/07/2014 12:29:20 PM PDT by Whenifhow
The House of Representatives is expected to vote today on whether to hold Lois G. Lerner, former director of the Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division, in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Lerner pleaded the Fifth at committee hearings in 2013 and earlier this year.
You can read a copy of H. Res. 568 here.
Today's contempt of Congress resolution is not without precedent. In 2012, the House voted to find Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for failing to turn over documents relating to the failed gun-walking operation "Fast and Furious." The resolution passed, 255-67. You can watch that debate and vote here.
In 2008, the House voted to find Bush aides, White House Counsel Harriet Myers and Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over documents relating to the firing of federal prosecutors. That resolution passed 223-32. You can watch that debate here.
The House is also expected to debate a second resolution, H.Res. 565, offered by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), which calls on Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special counsel to investigate the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups. A vote is not expected to take place until tomorrow.
More info:
THOMAS - Committee Report - House Report 113-415 - http://thomas.loc.gov:80/cgi-bin/cpquery?%26dbname=cp113%26r_n=hr415.113%26sel=TOC_64172
These Democrats are scared to death about this vote.
Issa is flat brilliant today............brilliant
Issa just called Holmes=Norton a liar ....
Has he grown a pair publicly?
where is everyone.....this is AWESOME
I agree. Issa is correcting misstatements by the Democrats using leader time whenever necessary.
talk to someone else......you ain’t been right since 1964
They thought it was over for the day ????
Goehmert just made Steny Hoyer look like a compete fool.
Yes. Appreciate the play by play! Thanks
FYI about 91 dems used the IRS against repubs....Cummings is one
Shorter Cummings: McCarthy! McCarthy!
From the portion that I saw of the Rules Committee hearing yesterday, Issa was very good too. There were two threads on it late yesterday, but not many comments.
Issa said she had til today to save criminal charges
I SCREAM this daily....THIS IS BY DESIGN.....so is Arpaio and Benghazi....BY F’N DESIGN
That’s it? No vote today?
Goodlatte is request’n holder assign a special prosecutor
not yet...now is the request for a special prosecutor...this is a 20 minute back and forth...Issa said Lerner has til today to talk TODAY or criminal charges follow
Nevermind. Thought they went on with further business.
Another 20 minutes of debate?
Stepping out. Will check in later to see how the vote went.
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