Posted on 07/18/2013 6:40:25 AM PDT by don-o
House Republicans plan to ratchet up scrutiny of the IRS during a hearing Thursday morning where agency workers are expected to discuss the involvement of high-level officials in slowing down applications from Tea Party groups.
For the first time, the House oversight committee has invited two key agency officials to testify. Republican leaders of the committee claimed Wednesday that one of them recently revealed that the IRS chief counsel's office -- led by a political appointee -- played a role, along with embattled IRS official Lois Lerner, in scrutinizing conservative groups.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the committee, told Fox News that agency officials in Cincinnati were taking their orders from Washington, and that the investigation needs to look next at both Lerner and the counsel's office.
"As a part of this ongoing investigation, the committees have learned that the IRS Chief Counsel's office in Washington, D.C. has been closely involved in some of the applications," Issa and other Republicans wrote in a letter to IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel.
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Thanks.
It has started. Hopefully it’s worth watching.
anyone having reception problems with FOX? -
Yeah, that’s a different schedule page than I was looking at before. Unfortunately, I can’t get the video feed at work, and there’s something else on C-SPAN Radio, so I’ll just have to follow the comments thread.
Where is it? On Cspan I have Mandela. On Cspan 2 i Have Blumenthal and on Cspan 3 I have Bernanke.
As for many calling for and blaming Republicans for NOT calling for special prosecutors. Remember, Special Prosecutors only have 90 days to complete their investigations, and with Obama’s gang, they can stall and stall the investigation till the 90 days are up. Obama would LOVE to see special prosecutors to investigate!
On the other hand, Congressional Committee's have subpoena power and LOTS of time to get the job done!
I had to clink on the link on their main page and it opens in a new window.
Me too.
You can only watch online.
Hey stranger :) Good to see you!
CSPAN(1) is doing the Mandella lauding currently.
CSPAN(2) is showing Senate hearing on a nominee.
CSPAN(3) has Bernanke on.
THEY DO NOTHING. IT IS FIVE YEARS of NO ACCOUNTABILITY.
NONE. Zero. Zed. Null. Empty set.
President Ronald Reagan:
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream.
It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same,
or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children
and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
Former GOP Senate candidate Christine ODonnell told her tax records were breached
So yes, as a taxpayer, I am demanding indictments. Because without them, this case goes nowhere.
I am trying to get CSPAN live right now and it is saying unavailable. Is CSPAN blacking out the feed on purpose?
My congressman just sent out this link.
http://oversight.house.gov/hearing/the-irs-systematic-delay-and-scrutiny-of-tea-party-applications/
This feed works
http://oversight.house.gov/hearing/the-irs-systematic-delay-and-scrutiny-of-tea-party-applications/
anyone having reception problems with FOX? -
Big-Deal Benghazi thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3044507/posts?page=8
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