In a letter Wednesday to President Barack Obama,
Senator Corker joined Senate Republicans in demanding that the
administration fully comply with congressional investigation requests on how
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeted conservative groups. The
senators outlined concerns regarding conflicting responses from the
nonpartisan agency and said it is imperative the administration work with
Congress to restore public confidence.
Last week, Senator
Corker called initial reports that the IRS inappropriately flagged
conservative political groups for additional reviews “outrageous [and]
disturbing.”
“As I said last year, all nonprofit
organizations seeking tax-exempt status should be treated fairly and equitably by
the IRS,” said Corker. “The IRS’s admission that its employees were
specifically targeting conservative groups – including groups in
Tennessee – is outrageous, disturbing, and will further erode Americans'
trust in the federal government. Swift and decisive action should be taken
to punish those responsible and to assure the American people that
these actions will not be tolerated at the IRS or any other federal
agency.”
Last March, Corker joined Senate colleagues in asking the IRS to treat all nonprofit groups seeking
tax-exempt status fairly in the designation process. In a follow up
letter last June, Corker and colleagues asked the IRS to clarify what authority allowed them to request confidential donor
information from organizations applying for tax exempt
status.
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