Posted on 02/06/2014 11:52:17 AM PST by Rusty0604
King Street Patriots founder Catherine Engelbrecht, one of many conservatives who claim they were unfairly targeted by the IRS when applying for tax-exempt status, told Congress Thursday that she is “more determined ever than before to stand before you and to all of America and say that I will not retreat.”
“This government attacked me because of my political beliefs, but I refuse to be cast as a victim,” she said. “I am not a victim, because a victim has no options. I do have options, and I intend to use them all to the fullest extent of my capabilities.” “As an American citizen, I am part of a country that still believes in freedom of speech,” Engelbrecht said. She pledged to press the issue “in every legal way possible,” including filing suit against the IRS, and vowed to continue to speak out – “here in Congress and all across this country.” “No American citizen should be willing to accept a government that uses its power against its own people,” she added.
In her prepared remarks, Engelbrecht said she refuses to “let a precedent be set that allows members of Congress, particularly Cummings, ranking member of the Oversight committee, “to misrepresent this governing body in an effort to demonize and intimidate citizens.”
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Yes & yes (I remember)
I agree. Words have power so we much choose our words carefully.
Yes, it was live today. I watched it from 9:30 eastern time until about 12:30, then they recessed for about an hour and it continued. You might be able to find it on C-Span. It was aired on C-Span3.
Load it in a different browser the first part is 1 hr 54 min., there are two parts at the cspan site.
Thankee Sai
We are.
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