It is both illegal and unconstitutional for the IRS to take direction from the President to target schools, hospitals, churches, or any other tax-exempt entities as retribution for using their free speech rights.
Schumer criticized Trump's actions as unconstitutional targeting of tax-exempt entities.
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We Democrats have been calling on Republican leaders to sit down with us and negotiate and address this crisis since the summer.
We told the president we've been asking for a meeting for weeks and even months, but now the election results ought to send a much needed bolt of lightning to Donald Trump that he should meet with us to end this crisis.
Democrats are ready to clear the way to quickly pass a government funding bill that includes health care affordability.
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