Political Quotes

“Let me sum up what this is really all about. This hallowed institution must not be turned into a campaign arm of either political party. That is what the House Republicans are exactly doing here. It has been a year since multiple committee investigations began into the IRS handling of 501(c)(4) organization applications, and Republicans are no closer to finding evidence to back up their baseless allegations of a ``White House enemies list,'' as they said, or a ``White House culture of coverup,'' as a Republican said on day one. So here is what has been going on. More than 250 employees at the IRS have worked more than 100,000 hours and sent nearly 700,000 pages of documents to Ways and Means in response to Republican requests. More than 60 interviews have been conducted. Also, $14 million in taxpayer money has been spent by the IRS responding to congressional investigations. And here is what we know. Documents show that the IRS used inappropriate criteria to treat progressive groups as they did for conservative groups. There was never any evidence of White House involvement. Nada. There was never any evidence of political motivation.…”