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DESPERATE DEMOCRATS PUSHING IRS to INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON ANY RIGHT LEANING GROUPS
Vulnerable Dems want IRS to step up
By Alexander Bolton - 02/13/14 06:00 AM EST
Senate Democrats facing tough elections this year want the Internal Revenue Service to play a more aggressive role in regulating outside groups expected to spend millions of dollars on their races.
In the wake of the IRS targeting scandal, the Democrats are publicly prodding the agency instead of lobbying them directly. They are also careful to say the IRS should treat conservative and liberal groups equally, but they’re concerned about an impending tidal wave of attack ads funded by GOP-allied organizations. Much of the funding for those groups is secret, in contrast to the donations lawmakers collect, which must be reported publicly.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/198298-vulnerable-dems-want-irs-to-step-up#ixzz2tEQaPzXo
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Vulnerable Dems want IRS to step up
By Alexander Bolton - 02/13/14 06:00 AM EST
Senate Democrats facing tough elections this year want the Internal Revenue Service to play a more aggressive role in regulating outside groups expected to spend millions of dollars on their races.
In the wake of the IRS targeting scandal, the Democrats are publicly prodding the agency instead of lobbying them directly. They are also careful to say the IRS should treat conservative and liberal groups equally, but they’re concerned about an impending tidal wave of attack ads funded by GOP-allied organizations. Much of the funding for those groups is secret, in contrast to the donations lawmakers collect, which must be reported publicly.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/198298-vulnerable-dems-want-irs-to-step-up#ixzz2tEQaPzXo
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