It's not a tax exemption, as Mr. Issa mentioned, but it's a way of funneling money under the cover of doing social welfare work which is really about political advocacy.
Peter Welch: “It's not a tax exemption, as Mr. Issa mentioned, but it's a way of funneling money under the cover of doing social…”
On the recordJune 23, 2014
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Welch clarifies the misuse of 501(c)(4) status for political purposes.
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