Great news: House GOP plans to hold hold responsible IRS officials accountable for this political retaliation against Tea Party...

The IRS targeted tea Party Organizations in what looks like a political vendetta. House GOP plan to get to the bottom of it...

WASHINGTON – Ahead of an impending report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the Internal Revenue Service today disclosed that it had targeted certain tax-exempt organizations for their political beliefs.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Subcommittee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio., requested the IG look into allegations of political retaliation last June. In response to the today’s disclosure and apology by IRS, Issa and Jordan issued the following statement:

“The fact that Americans were targeted by the IRS because of their political beliefs is unconscionable. The Committee will aggressively follow up on the IG report and hold responsible officials accountable for this political retaliation.”
You can read a copy of the Committee’s request letter here and a copy of TIGTA’s response here.