[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE ANSWERS ABOUT THE IRS

  (Mr. CAMP asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CAMP. Madam Speaker, for over a year, the Ways and Means 
Committee has led an investigation into the IRS targeting conservative 
individuals for their beliefs. We found that the IRS subjected 
Americans to harassment, going so far as to question the content of 
their prayers and their political beliefs, subjecting them to audits, 
and leaking their personal taxpayer information.
  They worked on rules behind closed doors that would restrict the 
rights of groups to organize, to speak out, and to educate the public.
  They destroyed over 2 years' worth of emails, emails that are key to 
the investigation.
  The IRS has spent years denying, delaying, and obstructing. The 
American people deserve some answers, and I am committed to ensuring 
they know the truth of what really happened at the IRS.

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