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Harry Reid: “I ask my friend also, during the time that the Finance Committee held their hearing and during the time that the…”

On the recordNovember 8, 1997
I ask my friend also, during the time that the Finance Committee held their hearing and during the time that the commission met, is it true that there was evidence which came up to show that the IRS did have quotas for advancing people in the IRS hierarchy? And is it true that was against the law? It is against the law.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Questioning the legality of IRS quotas during a discussion on Finance Committee hearings.

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