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Has the ability under the law to use the i.r.s. as a political instrument, and its congresss fault. as long as what this is, what president obama is doing, presidents of both parties have done it because congress has intentionally given wiggle room in the statute that creates the i.r.s. so that presidents of both parties can torment their opponents. and thats not what we have an i.r.s. for. >> what theyre doing is the i.r.s. is trying to define political activities and you can only do a certain ...

501(c)(3) applicant in 25 years of making grants. >> im totally outraged by the accusation that were somehow subsidized by the taxpayers. people making donations to the c4 organization, that is not a tax deductible amount. were not getting any amount from the taxpayers. what were saying is, hey, if we want to have a group, people pay dues or make a donation that at the end of the year, or whatever, that were not subject to pay taxes on that money again, which has already been taxed when the pers...

In the interim, i st a $30,000 launch grala from aable nonprofitse executive director advised me he had never seen such treatment of a 501c3 applicant in 25 years of making grants. >> i am totally outrained boy the accusation that we are somehow subzed by taxpayers. people making donations to a c4, we are not getting any money from the taxpayer. we are seeing, hey, if we want to have a group is have people pay dues o make a donation or the end of the year that weou ae not subject to pay taxes on...

Groups from across the country who were brought in by congress to testify and tell their stories are doing just that, theyre going down the line giving their opening statements. i want to play the very first one we heard from. it was powerful and really il us stra tiff of the kind of frustration theyve had. this particular group applied for tax exempt status a long time ago and still to this day doesnt have it. >> as of today, ive been waiting for 29 months without status. in the interim, i lost...

Tax exempt status. we are looking here, a live picture, and they are taking testimony from folks who say they were unfairly targeted by the irs. >> as of today, ive been waiting for 29 months without status. in the interim i lost $30,000 launch grant from a reputable nonprofit whose executive director advised me he had never seen such treatment of 501c3 applicant of this in 25 years of making grants. >> hearing on chill napitol hil the only problem for the irs. irs spending now. want to bring in...

Beings to ourselves and properity to oppose and protest the states stress passinging its limits n order to raise money i filed an application with the irs in the january of 2011 seeking to obtain 501(c)(3) status as an educational organization. as of today, i have been waiting for 29 months without status. in the interim i lost a $30,000 launch grant from a reputable nonprofit whose executive director advised me had never seen such treatment of a 501(c)(3) applicant in his 25 years of making gra...

From the conservative groups who were targeted by the tax agency. >> in order to raise money i filed an application with the i.r.s. in january of 2011 seeking to obtain 501(c)(3) as an educational organization. as of today i have been waiting for 29 months without status. in the interim i lost a $30,000 launch grant from a reputable nonprofit whose executive directer advised me that he has never seen such treatment of a 501(c)(3) applicant in his 25 years of making grants. i also lost and contin...