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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I think it only fair to Mr. George to lay to rest notions that ran throughout this committee for a long time, the false…”

On the recordOctober 24, 2017
I think it only fair to Mr. George to lay to rest notions that ran throughout this committee for a long time, the false narrative that the Obama White House had directed the IRS to target conservative groups for political reasons.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton addresses false claims about IRS targeting by the Obama administration.

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