[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 96 (Thursday, June 19, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H5505]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             IRS EMAIL LOSS

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I couldn't believe my ears when the IRS 
revealed last week that they have lost all of the emails that have been 
received and sent to outside individuals by Lois Lerner from 2009 to 
2011.
  Coincidentally, this timeframe is critical to the investigation into 
the IRS's targeting of Americans based on their personal beliefs. This 
excuse would be laughable if it weren't so serious.
  Despite the agency's promise of full cooperation and full disclosure, 
we now know that is not happening. It turns out that the IRS knew since 
February, and they sat on this knowledge that they would not be able to 
produce Ms. Lerner's emails.
  They waited 3 months, and then they buried it in a 27-page report and 
released it on a Friday afternoon news dump. This is not the 
transparency the American people deserve.
  Mr. Speaker, enough is enough. While the House will continue its 
investigation to get answers, it is time for full accountability and 
the Department of Justice to step up to the plate and fully investigate 
the targeting of Americans by the IRS.

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