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.
Jig..it’s his brother, a congress critter, not Sen Carl Levin...
The bros joined each other in a great gig that keeps on giving...
did he just say they normally don’t swear people in??
All witneses being sworn in.
They were just sworn in! Good!
Sorry, didn’t mean to jump after you self-corrected...
That’s what he said and also they are being sworn in because many have been less than thruthful in the past.
“OMG Here’s Carl Levin, he was one of the fascists demanding that the IRS do this kind of thing in the first place. This speech of his will be one for the hall of fame of hypocrisy.”
BUMP for truth! How do we prosecute the members of Congress that promoted and then used the leaked info? Reid using Romney’s tax returns, etc.
WHERE IS INGRAM?
She is busy setting up the rules for denying medical care to conservatives under Obamacare.
President Obama Speaks at Ellicot Dredging Company
You cannot make this stuff up
Only two “witnesses” today I think, the guy now is the Inspector General, then resigned / fired Acting Chief Miller.
There was a lot of grumbling the other day that the IG report was (purposely?) vague as to names and dates — I hope they get some specifics here today.
yah no sweat, that was a Rachel Maddow caliber goof on my part
IG: 30 of 100 cases still “open” have dragged on for three years
The guy sitting behind George is creepy.
There was a lot of grumbling the other day that the IG report was (purposely?) vague as to names and dates
The report sounds political and watered down. The other weird thing is how the IG took what the IRS employees said at face value. No effort at all impeach that testimony.
I'm going to put a rocket up his ***.
Drinking word: Inappropriate
“Witnesses include Acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller who resigned ...”
When is Sarah Hall Ingram going to testify?
She was in charge of tax exempt investigations from 2009 - 2012 ... that’s who we really need to see grilled ...
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