Republicans Promise Response to IRS Targeting

AP

Top Republicans vowed to investigate the Internal Revenue Service following an acknowledgment by an IRS official Friday that the agency specifically targeted Tea Party organizations in 2012.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said the IRS’ acknowledgement was “not enough” and called on the White House to conduct a government-wide review “aimed at assuring the American people that these thuggish practices are not underway at the IRS or elsewhere in the administration against anyone, regardless of their political views.”

“Make no mistake, an apology won’t put this issue to rest,” McConnell said in a statement. “Now more than ever we need to send a clear message to the Obama administration that the First Amendment is non-negotiable, and that apologies after an election year are not a sufficient response to what we now know took place at the IRS. This kind of political thuggery has absolutely no place in our politics.”

Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said the committee will “hold responsible officials accountable for this political retaliation.”

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longhunter1776
11 years ago

This is the way to cripple the Obama administration. Investigate it from top to bottom on every issue. This, Benghazi, the Seal Team Six shoot down, illegal Executve orders etc.
will make another and another dam burst and inundate Obama in subpoenas. Then we will see if they can concentrate on his damn Hope and Change hocus pocus.

TomS
11 years ago

This seems to me like another attempt from the Democrats to distract us from the real issues we have where in America.

But hey, let’s go with this approach. Once we are done with this maybe we can investigate all the corruption from Bush Administration. Deal ???