Political Quotes

“earlier today, the Senate Finance Committee finally and at long last issued its report on its bipartisan investigation of the IRS's treatment of organizations applying for tax- exempt status. As you will recall, this investigation began 2 years and 2 months ago after we became aware of allegations that the IRS had targeted certain organizations for extra and undue scrutiny based on the groups' names and political views. These were serious allegations. Indeed, they struck at the very heart of the principle--one that everyone should agree on--that our Nation's tax laws should be administered fairly and without regard to politics or partisanship. Despite the inherently political nature of these allegations, the Finance Committee, which has exclusive legislative jurisdiction and primary oversight jurisdiction over the IRS, immediately opened a full bipartisan investigation into this matter. The investigation officially began on May 21, 2013, under the direction of former Chairman Max Baucus and myself, when I was the ranking member. When Senator Wyden assumed the leadership of the committee last year, he agreed to continue the bipartisan work we had begun, and I am very grateful to him. This bipartisan cooperation has continued unabated since I became chairman in January of this year. That investigation concludes today with the release of our report.…”