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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.
“ensure that this does not happen in the future” — DRINK!
You should be passed out by now.
I dunno...not sure I trust any dem on this. I see a new meme developing from the dem machine to obfuscate with lies that the ‘same thing was done to liberal groups under Bush’. It is a lie of course but that is the new defense starting to emerge. Leftists groups are sending accusations to Media Matters and MM sending it to dem leaders.
They will then cry ‘long standing systemic problems’...blahblahlah.
Bringing up Ingrams in a big way now...where was she positioned during that time.
Who appointed her...Miller: “I did “”
Missing ‘ol Sam Ervin at the moment ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Ervin
” ...he liked to call himself a “country lawyer”, and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl.”
“He is remembered for ... especially his investigation in 1972 and 1973 of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation in 1974 of President Richard Nixon.”
Chairman Senator Sam Ervin’s Opening Remarks, Chairman Senate Select Watergate Committee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zSpFIRrm0Bw#t=87s
From the beginning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSpFIRrm0Bw
Miller again trying his “sloppy gathering” defense.
Price bringing up Ingraham. Ruh roh.
Miller really hates that word “targeting”, even after somebody said that the IG used it 16 times in his report.
Tom Price, R-GA: Baptist churches were also targeted
Price: wait, you want me to believe that Ingram didn’t know anything about this list of targeting criteria? Miller: yeah
I am actually ok with the long term systemic problems excuse. The only answer is to then get rid of the IRS.
Yes he was sworn in!
It is not illegal what the IRS has done? What?
Miller is SO confused, lol.
Fortunately it’s sweet tea for me this morning!
Depends on what “is” is...
I bet some of it went straight to WH too and not through Treasury.
Remember all the meetings that WH was taking in coffee shops around DC to keep WH visitor logs ‘clean’.
???
Miller wants clarity on a definition of illegal?
Sounds like “is, is”
He doubled down on it. He thinks it is not illegal to target individuals.
Democrat from Oregon. This ought to be pretty cosmic.
Another Dem up. The ass kissing is disgusting... Blumenauer. D-Oregon. Nice green bicycles label pin doofus. Matches that ugly blue bow-tie quite hideously...
Of course he’s going to say that, he sure isn’t going to just drop to his knees and start weeping.
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