John Thune actually said...

I think one of the purposes of this hearing is to find out who was targeting conservative groups, otherwise you cannot explain the fact that you had all these conservative groups, whether it was 'Patriot,' 'Tea Party,' or '9/12' in their name, selected for extra scrutiny.

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Thune emphasizes the need to investigate targeting of conservative groups.

05/20/2013

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