[House Hearing, 113 Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




 
        THE IRS: TARGETING AMERICANS FOR THEIR POLITICAL BELIEFS

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                                HEARING

                               before the

                         COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
                         AND GOVERNMENT REFORM

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                    ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS

                             FIRST SESSION

                               __________

                              MAY 22, 2013

                               __________

                           Serial No. 113-33

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              COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM

                 DARRELL E. ISSA, California, Chairman
JOHN L. MICA, Florida                ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland, 
MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio                  Ranking Minority Member
JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee       CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York
PATRICK T. McHENRY, North Carolina   ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of 
JIM JORDAN, Ohio                         Columbia
JASON CHAFFETZ, Utah                 JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts
TIM WALBERG, Michigan                WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri
JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma             STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts
JUSTIN AMASH, Michigan               JIM COOPER, Tennessee
PAUL A. GOSAR, Arizona               GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia
PATRICK MEEHAN, Pennsylvania         JACKIE SPEIER, California
SCOTT DesJARLAIS, Tennessee          MATTHEW A. CARTWRIGHT, 
TREY GOWDY, South Carolina               Pennsylvania
BLAKE FARENTHOLD, Texas              MARK POCAN, Wisconsin
DOC HASTINGS, Washington             TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois
CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS, Wyoming           ROBIN L. KELLY, Illinois
ROB WOODALL, Georgia                 DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois
THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky              PETER WELCH, Vermont
DOUG COLLINS, Georgia                TONY CARDENAS, California
MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina         STEVEN A. HORSFORD, Nevada
KERRY L. BENTIVOLIO, Michigan        MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM, New Mexico
RON DeSANTIS, Florida

                   Lawrence J. Brady, Staff Director
                John D. Cuaderes, Deputy Staff Director
                    Stephen Castor, General Counsel
                       Linda A. Good, Chief Clerk
                 David Rapallo, Minority Staff Director


                            C O N T E N T S

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Hearing held on May 22, 2013.....................................     1

                               WITNESSES

The Hon. J. Russell George, Inspector General, Treasury Inspector 
  General for Tax Administration
    Oral Statement...............................................    10
    Written Statement............................................    12
The Hon. Douglas Shulman, Former Commissioner, Internal Revenue 
  Service
    Oral Statement...............................................    20
    Written Statement............................................    21
Ms. Lois G. Lerner, Director, Exempt Organizations, Tax Exempt 
  and Government Entities Division, Internal Revenue Service
    Oral Statement...............................................    22
The Hon. Neal S. Wolin, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the 
  Treasury
    Oral Statement...............................................    25
    Written Statement............................................    28

                                APPENDIX

The Hon. Matt Cartwright, a Member of Congress from the State of 
  Pennsylvania, Opening Statement................................   126
U.C. by Chairman Darrell Issa to Include Budget Data from a GAO 
  Report.........................................................   127
Chairman Darrell Issa, Paz Interview Pages.......................   128
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