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On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
We are not trying to get the IRS. The IRS is trying to get conservative Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment free speech rights.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

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Jim Jordan defends Republican hearings on the IRS, claiming they protect free speech rights.

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