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Bob Goodlatte: “This IRS targeting scandal was nothing short of shocking. It was a political plan to silence the voices of groups…”

On the recordJune 21, 2016
This IRS targeting scandal was nothing short of shocking. It was a political plan to silence the voices of groups representing millions of Americans.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Goodlatte describes the IRS targeting scandal as a political effort to suppress conservative groups.

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