Posts Tagged ‘IRS’
Jenny Beth’s Journal: President Trump can set the IRS straight without Congress
Since 1983, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has evaded regulatory oversight imposed on every other executive branch department and agency without the awareness of the American people. They have done it while refusing to acknowledge the impact that they have on every single taxpayer in the nation. The IRS must be held to a higher…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Reacts to Settlement of Lawsuit Against IRS for Targeting of Tea Party Groups
Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today, reacting to the settlement of a class action lawsuit filed against the IRS for its targeting of Tea Party Patriots as well as hundreds of other organizations. “Tea Party Patriots is pleased to learn of the settlement of the class…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 10/1/17
CALENDAR: The House will return Monday, and will stay in session through Thursday. The Senate will also return Monday, and will also stay in session through Thursday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back last Monday and took up H.R. 3823, the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act, under…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 9/18/17
CALENDAR: The House is in recess this week, and will return on Monday, September 25. They will stay in session through Thursday, September 28. The Senate will return today for a short week, and will stay in session through Wednesday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House returned on Tuesday and passed a bill…
Read MoreSenators to Congress: Stop the IRS from rehiring tax cheats!
Two Republicans senators said in a letter that it’s time to strengthen laws after the IRS rehired former employees involved in misconduct such as falsifying documents or using unauthorized access to taxpayers’ information. In their letter, Senators Richard Burr of North Carolina and Michael B. Enzi of Wyoming asked the Appropriations Committee panel that oversees…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 9/11/17
CALENDAR: The Senate will return on Monday, September 11. The House has canceled its planned votes for Monday because of Hurricane Irma, and won’t vote again until Tuesday. The House will stay in session through Thursday, and the Senate will stay in session through Friday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House returned…
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