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.
McDermott blames the committee for not properly defining a tax exempt group.
Is McDermott drunk?????
Once again Obama has fooled the people. Pretending that Miller was fired is another one of his big lies. Miller is a recess appointee and his time is up. So he was already leaving.
Partisan much, is he? What an embarrassing circus this is.
Ryan asked him about answers he gave in previous testimony, Miller denied what he had said and Ryan asked him if he lied.
“this is NOT a fascist takeover of the system here”
Yeah..’frankly, we are an honest group’.......lol...unconscious footprint of a liar!
LOL’d at that one!
I suspect NBC gets their talking points about conservatives from the same place the IRS got theirs...
I can’t take it. Off to mow. I think it is now to the point of the people deciding where the line is, how much we are willing to take. These hacks will keep playing the same games.
<....Pretending that Miller was fired is another one of his big lies. Miller is a recess appointee and his time is up. So he was already leaving.....>
Yes, but his followers won’t know that....enough for them Obama acted. The rest goes beyond their mental ability.
ms. Rody..remember that name bookmark.
Get the transcript, Candy!
Classic case of telegraphing true intent. They must want a denial on record so that they can point to it later.
The Dems are whitewashing this. They need to investigate Miller, his political leanings and contributions. So far, this testimony convinces me that this comes right from the top and the IG report is also a cover-up.
Miller lied when he said he didn’t lie
These Dims are a disgrace. According to them this is just due to clumsy mistakes started by Bush appointees due to the Supreme Court’s campaign finance ruling.
McDermitt:
“this is NOT a fascist takeover of the system here”
Now THAT is some freaking chutzpah. $92 million in BONUSES isn't enough to reward bad work.
Why would McDermitt deny this is not a fascist takeover if it didn’t exist? ;)
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