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501c4 as nick can tell you st. louis social welfare organizations that under the rubric of these things a continued proliferation of them not a minimizing of these types of groups. so the scrutiny on this is only going to get harder at a time in which we don't want people taking advantage of the tax code. >> robert, stay with us. >> can i ask a question? do you think this creates a way for perhaps some form moderate to comprehensive tax reform to get done? >> i hope so. nothing was getting done before this and i'm afraid this kills so many pieces of legislation. >> no tax reform? >> i would ho...

You see, heritage action, which actually made the request of mr. boehner, is a 501c4. a so-called social welfare organization. and it's these organizations which are at the heart of the irs scandal. so in addition to avoiding any kind of meaningful legislation, heritage action may also be hoping that congress will stay focused on haranguing the irs for daring to question the legality of politically motivated 501c4s like heritage action. joining us now is democratic congress w congresswom congresswoman louise slaughter of new york. good afternoon to you, nap. >> thank you for letting meç b he...

The affordable care act. so already owns with americans' financial information, it will also be armed with americans' health information. we spoke to one tea party member who gave up her own quest to form a 501c4 after the irs threaten today examine her private e-mails, twitter accounts. she's deeply concerned about this expansion of irs power. >> my concern is four years after the irs has expanded to police the nation's health care law, how many stories of abuse are going to emerge from this and really, what will be the impact? >> reporter: representative randy forbes, a republican from virgi...

Criteria for a social welfare group for 501c4 but this shows it was only for conservative groups from february 2010 to june of 2012, zero. zero tax exempt status and giving conservative groups and groups with progress and progressive were given tax exempt status so this one-sided. kelly o'donnell, i go to you. i know ways and means hearings coming up on friday. what do you expect to hear from those? >> a lot of anger and frustration from members of congress who feel they have been lied to in repeated attempts to get information from the irs. many have told me they send letter after letter that...

Cincinnati on their own, but the idea that government bureaucrats operate is a vacuum without knowledge of where the political winds are blowing is a myth. we thought multiple occasions about if war when cia was shaping intelligence what the white house wanted to hear. now, in this case, i'm not equating the two, but there is a parallel. everybody who after citizens united, a lot of people were concerned about the abuse of 501c4s and those organizations to pump big money into the electoral process. the president denounced it. leading democrats in congress announced it, then after the 2010 elec...