SPRINGFIELD – In the wake of the recent scandal regarding politically-motivated targeting by the Internal Revenue Service of conservative groups, State Representatives Darlene Senger (R-Naperville) and David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) have introduced a resolution condemning the IRS actions and demanding an investigation into the individuals involved in targeting specific groups and citizens .
Recent reports indicate that starting in 2010, personnel of federal IRS, including high-ranking and supervisory personnel, singled out American individuals and groups based on their apparent political leanings. These groups have been denied or delayed recognition of their nonprofit standing based upon how these groups use certain identification words favored by conservatives, including “Tea Party,” “patriot” and “9/12.”
“This is an outrageous violation of the trust that the American people have put in the federal government,” said McSweeney. “Any politically-motivated targeting of Americans by the IRS is intolerable and I expect a full investigation.”
“I think if there is something that we can all agree on here, it is that we want to find out the truth about what really happened at the IRS,” said Senger.
House Resolution 359 specifically commends the work of the United States Congress in investigating the threat to fundamental liberties and urges the White House, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and the IRS to comply with all requests related to Congressional inquiries without any delay.