Randy Weber: “I thank my friend from Texas. As we all know, in May of 2013, it was unearthed--that is probably a pretty good word…”

“I thank my friend from Texas. As we all know, in May of 2013, it was unearthed--that is probably a pretty good word, because they had it deeply buried in the government bureaucracy--that the IRS was unjustly targeting conservative 501(c)(4) groups and using aggressive intimidation tactics. Today, I rise with my colleagues to share the story of organizations that were unlawfully targeted by the IRS or Infernal Revenue Service, as I like to refer to them. In southeast Texas, in my district, Texas District 14--they are on the gulf coast--the Clear Lake Tea Party was just such a group, one of many that fell victim to the IRS' illegal--and I want to underscore that--illegal maneuvers. On November 23, 2009, the Clear Lake Tea Party filed their 501(c)(4) tax exempt status. After having received no word from the IRS for almost 8 months, the founder of the Clear Lake Tea Party made an inquiry regarding the status of their application. What they got back from the IRS should shock and appall every American. Here is what Mary Huls, president of the Clear Lake Tea Party, sent our office, what they got back on July 12, 2010: The Clear Lake Tea Party received an additional information request from Elizabeth Hofacre in the Cincinnati, Ohio, office of the IRS demanding 19 more nontax-related items to complete our application.…”