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Former IRS chief: "I can't say" what led to IRS targeting......."We were not politically motivated in targeting conservative groups."
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MattB .
May 21, 2013, 1:37:42 PM5/21/13
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Former IRS chief: "I can't say" what led to IRS targeting
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57585478/former-irs-chief-i-cant-say-what-led-to-irs-targeting/
As the investigation continues into potentially discriminatory
activities at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), former commissioner
Douglas Shulman said Tuesday he was "saddened" that the agency had
been judged as having acted in a way that was not "non-political and
non-partisan," though he said he couldn't say exactly what happened to
lead to the practices now under fire.
"I was dismayed and I was saddened to read the [Treasury Inspector
General's] conclusions that actions had been taken creating the
appearance that the service was not acting as it should have, that is,
as a non-political non-partisan agency," said Shulman, in testimony
before Congress. "It does its job in an admirable way the great
majority of the time and the men and women of the IRS are hard-working
honest public servants."
Public questioning over the controversy began last week, when ousted
IRS commissioner Steven Miller and J. Russell George, the Treasury
Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), answered questions
about an internal policy whereby the IRS targeted for higher, often
burdensome scrutiny conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
Also last week, TIGTA released a report detailing the implementation
of these practices by IRS officials, including the creation of a list
of terms -- including "tea party" and other conservative buzz words --
on which officials were instructed to focus in their assessments.
Republicans have suggested the IRS was acting with political motives,
and President Obama announced last week that his administration had
requested and accepted Miller's resignation.
Shulman, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush and left
his post after his term ended in November of 2012, on Tuesday joined
Miller and George in testifying before the Senate Finance Committee.
Shulman's statements have been particularly scrutinized because he
told Congress in March 2012 that there was "absolutely no targeting"
taking place at the IRS.
..........
This was claimed.
""The concept of political motivation here - I did not agree with that
in May, I do not agree with that now," he said Tuesday. "We were not
politically motivated in targeting conservative groups." "
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57585478/former-irs-chief-i-cant-say-what-led-to-irs-targeting/
As the investigation continues into potentially discriminatory
activities at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), former commissioner
Douglas Shulman said Tuesday he was "saddened" that the agency had
been judged as having acted in a way that was not "non-political and
non-partisan," though he said he couldn't say exactly what happened to
lead to the practices now under fire.
"I was dismayed and I was saddened to read the [Treasury Inspector
General's] conclusions that actions had been taken creating the
appearance that the service was not acting as it should have, that is,
as a non-political non-partisan agency," said Shulman, in testimony
before Congress. "It does its job in an admirable way the great
majority of the time and the men and women of the IRS are hard-working
honest public servants."
Public questioning over the controversy began last week, when ousted
IRS commissioner Steven Miller and J. Russell George, the Treasury
Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), answered questions
about an internal policy whereby the IRS targeted for higher, often
burdensome scrutiny conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
Also last week, TIGTA released a report detailing the implementation
of these practices by IRS officials, including the creation of a list
of terms -- including "tea party" and other conservative buzz words --
on which officials were instructed to focus in their assessments.
Republicans have suggested the IRS was acting with political motives,
and President Obama announced last week that his administration had
requested and accepted Miller's resignation.
Shulman, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush and left
his post after his term ended in November of 2012, on Tuesday joined
Miller and George in testifying before the Senate Finance Committee.
Shulman's statements have been particularly scrutinized because he
told Congress in March 2012 that there was "absolutely no targeting"
taking place at the IRS.
..........
This was claimed.
""The concept of political motivation here - I did not agree with that
in May, I do not agree with that now," he said Tuesday. "We were not
politically motivated in targeting conservative groups." "
RichTravsky
May 21, 2013, 11:01:14 PM5/21/13
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