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“As late as last week, the administration was still trying to say the [IRS targeting scandal] was from a few rogue agents in Cincinnati, when in fact the indication is that they were directly being ordered from Washington,” Issa told CNN.

“The IRS is an agency in crisis," said Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif. "The American people expect that their tax-dollars will be used responsibly and not for financing lavish hotel suites and entertainment for government employees..."

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.  ...

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

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

“Today’s report magnifies our concerns about the breadth and depth of the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of organizations for their political beliefs. Unfortunately, the report raises more questions than it answers..."

“This is obviously disturbing. Coming within a week of revelations that the White House lied to the American people about the Benghazi attacks and the IRS targeted conservative Americans for their political beliefs, Americans should take notice that top Obama Administration officials increasingly...

“During [Wednesday’s] hearing, the findings and methodology of the State Department’s ‘Accountability Review Board’ (ARB) were discussed frequently,” Issa wrote in his letter to Pickering.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Demands Accountability during Meet the Press Interview WASHINGTON- Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press with David Gregory, Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., spoke about the Committee’s investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of certain tax-exempt organizations for their political beliefs. “The bottom line is they ...

“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.”