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.
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Miller: “foolish mistakes made by people trying to be more efficient...not partisanship”
“no partisanship”. Wow.
Yep!!
Steve Miller...LIAR!!
I thought Miller resigned???
“Foolish mistakes”?!?
What is this guy talking about?
Miller says it was not partisan. Give him a cigarette and a blindfold.
Dave Camp’s opening statement was the opening salvo on this lawless administration. Shulman to prison for lying to Congress, Lois Lerner fired for failing to inform Congress. Let’s see if these 2 want to turn to whistleblowers against the White House and Obama.
“Outgoing ...”
IOW, "we didn't cover our tracks"
Camp is getting right to it: isn’t it a violation of Section 6103 to disclose confidential taxpayer information?
Another...I read it in the paper!!
Oh good grief!!
I READ IT IN THE PAPER!!!!
Good Lord.
May 3, 2012 Miller made aware.
Sorry. Who is Dave Camp. Desk bound right now and unable to follow the live hearings.
Does everyone in the regime find out about stuff through the newspaper only?!!!
I think the story now is that yes he has “resigned” but he will stay on until the next guy gets up to speed and takes over which is very coincidentally what would have been Miller’s last day anyway.
Miller seems like an arrogant punk. And is doing the IRS no favors with this attitude.
Translation: No paper trail exists.
lol!
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