Senate Finance Republicans Call for Information and Investigation of IRS Agent Conduct

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"As Commissioner of the IRS, you pledged an oath to uphold the Constitution and become personally responsible to "ensure" that all IRS employees "act in accord" with each of the statutory taxpayer rights, including the right to a fair and just tax system. We are concerned that these serious allegations, which have occurred in a short period of time and represent a diverse array of taxpayers, could show a pattern of heavy-handed IRS misconduct."

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"Americans have a right to know whether the serious allegations described above are being investigated. We urge TIGTA to open an investigation immediately, and further ask TIGTA to be prepared to provide Members of the Finance Committee with regularly scheduled updates and briefings on the progress of your investigation."

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