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LIVE THREAD: Congress Begins Investigation into IRS Targeting
C Span | May 17, 2013

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.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bypassingscourt; citizensunited; dictator; discrimination; impeachnow; irs; irsscandal; liveirshearing; obamaresponsible; obamascandals; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; profiling; ratscandals; vanity
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To: Texas Songwriter

Elliot Gould, IMHO.


781 posted on 05/17/2013 10:45:20 AM PDT by tanknetter
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To: sheikdetailfeather

“Whoa: Did IRS ask pro-life group to disclose the content of their prayers?”

transcript in post 730


782 posted on 05/17/2013 10:46:16 AM PDT by thouworm (Steyn: They let [Stevens] die, and then told lies over his coffin.They did that to one of their own.)
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To: dragnet2

Nothing suprises me anymore with this bunch. (sadly) Has ceased to be a Govt. by the People and instead a Govt. by the “sheeple” for the “sheeple”.


783 posted on 05/17/2013 10:47:07 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

“ad hominem” is kid stuff, come on. There’s probably a dozen freepers named Miller.


784 posted on 05/17/2013 10:47:20 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

??? Miller is English and Scottish/Irish. Like grain mill.


785 posted on 05/17/2013 10:49:06 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: don-o

‘Contents of that prayer please’. (love, the IRS)


786 posted on 05/17/2013 10:49:34 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: jiggyboy

Soon that’s going to tip over, just like Guam.


787 posted on 05/17/2013 10:51:58 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: machogirl

You would have to ask Eli’s mama. Later in the speech when DL was droning on about how folks needed to live their lives, someone from the audience shouted out “Prayer”. Ma have been Mama again.


788 posted on 05/17/2013 10:56:46 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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To: jiggyboy; All

distraction- bring 1 1/2 year-old “fetus” to hearing. (yes, i am being sarcastic about the term that the anti-life uses and poking at Watt for bringing a young child to a HEARING)


789 posted on 05/17/2013 10:57:11 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: MustKnowHistory

that was awesome


790 posted on 05/17/2013 10:57:13 AM PDT by Scotswife
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To: don-o

lol, someone “dredging” up prayer.


791 posted on 05/17/2013 10:57:53 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: dragnet2

Make it a buzzard, not an eagle.

Make it thorns and not an olive branch.

The scales are not balanced and one of them needs to be a $ and the other weigh a skull... as in SS skull. The $ weighs more.

There is no blind justice in Amerika anymore. Blind rage should follow.


792 posted on 05/17/2013 11:02:04 AM PDT by Sequoyah101
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To: don-o

I missed it when it happened (had to go shopping) but I just saw Kelly on a Fox news clip and I am in awe of him. He was forceful and angry as heck. I love the man!! My hands hurt from clapping.

Miller made a snarky face and Kelly caught it and hammered him harder. God Bless Kelly.


793 posted on 05/17/2013 11:06:58 AM PDT by mardi59 (IMPEACH OBAMA NOW!!!!!)
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To: machogirl

Yeah but practice with him first so when he sees Miller or the IG, he screams “grampa, that’s the monster under my bed!”, then he runs and hides under the desk where Mike Kelly is sitting, ha!


794 posted on 05/17/2013 11:07:05 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: jiggyboy

I answered the question asked.


795 posted on 05/17/2013 11:07:47 AM PDT by Sequoyah101
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To: tomkat
Wonder how many of those frosh/soph Rs read FR or have their staff do so ? ! Some of those guys MUST know the rage that's out here !

If they don't know, here's some 'visual aids':


796 posted on 05/17/2013 11:10:44 AM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: jiggyboy

lol


797 posted on 05/17/2013 11:11:46 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: MinuteGal

“My hair stood on end!
(...even though I have rollers in at the moment).”

How many different stations can you pick up with your rollers?


798 posted on 05/17/2013 11:14:42 AM PDT by animal172
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To: MustKnowHistory

Bravo!. Thanks for posting!


799 posted on 05/17/2013 11:20:10 AM PDT by corkoman (Release the Palin!)
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To: jiggyboy
ok here's the new one, if you have ideas for better boxes go ahead and post them here, I'm not married to this. also I'm open to a better set of 5 letters for the title...

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800 posted on 05/17/2013 11:23:03 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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