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GOP-Led House Committee Pushes Through Censure of IRS Head
Source: Associated Press
GOP-Led House Committee Pushes Through Censure of IRS Head
By ANDREW TAYLOR, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Jun 15, 2016, 2:28 PM ET
A Republican-run House committee Wednesday voted along party lines to censure IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, saying he failed to provide information demanded by Congress and lied under oath as lawmakers investigated allegations the agency targeted tea party groups that had applied for tax-exempt status.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Koskinen had made untrue statements to investigators examining the IRS' treatment of conservative groups, including testimony the agency had turned over emails requested by Congress when it had not.
"Mr. Koskinen failed to testify truthfully before Congress," said Chaffetz, R-Utah, charging that the agency under Koskinen dragged its feet in producing key evidence and in reporting that employees had destroyed emails sought.
The 23-15 party-line vote doesn't mean the measure will get a floor vote, however. Two other committees have jurisdiction and Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has not rushed to embrace the idea.
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By ANDREW TAYLOR, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Jun 15, 2016, 2:28 PM ET
A Republican-run House committee Wednesday voted along party lines to censure IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, saying he failed to provide information demanded by Congress and lied under oath as lawmakers investigated allegations the agency targeted tea party groups that had applied for tax-exempt status.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Koskinen had made untrue statements to investigators examining the IRS' treatment of conservative groups, including testimony the agency had turned over emails requested by Congress when it had not.
"Mr. Koskinen failed to testify truthfully before Congress," said Chaffetz, R-Utah, charging that the agency under Koskinen dragged its feet in producing key evidence and in reporting that employees had destroyed emails sought.
The 23-15 party-line vote doesn't mean the measure will get a floor vote, however. Two other committees have jurisdiction and Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has not rushed to embrace the idea.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/gop-led-house-committee-poised-vote-censure-irs-39875185