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MEMORANDUM TO: All House Members FR: Majority Leader Cantor, Chairman Camp, and Chairman Issa DT: Friday, May 17, 2013 RE: Ways and Means and Oversight and Government Reform Committees’ Investigation into Political Bias at the IRS On May 10, 2013, during an appearance at the American Bar Association, Lois Lerner, the director of the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt groups, acknowledged that the agency has been targeting conservative-leaning political organizations.  ...

The State Department has not lived up to the Administration’s broad and unambiguous promises of cooperation with Congress. Therefore, I am left with no alternative but to compel the State Department to produce relevant documents through a subpoena...”

"Today, Ambassador Pickering reached an agreement with the Oversight Committee to voluntarily appear for a transcribed interview and answer all questions posed by Committee investigators,” said Chairman Darrell Issa.

“The DATA Act is a significant step toward a more open, and thus more accountable, government,” said Chairman Issa. “Americans have a right to know how their tax dollars are being spent and I believe more transparency will lead to less waste, fraud, and abuse of federal funds.”

Full Committee Hearing, Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA)

“The American people deserve accurate, timely, and complete checkbook level spending information,” said Chairman Issa. “The DATA Act will standardize and open federal spending data so that those inside and outside of government..."

Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, Chairman James Lankford (R-OK) and the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH)

Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, Chairman James Lankford (R-OK)

“The IG report indicts IRS for a colossal management failure, but leaves many questions unanswered,” said Chairman Issa.