with lawmakers going after its new commissioner calling on him to squash the regulations governing the political activities of some nonprofits. it's what some are referring to as the obama administration's anti-free speech rule. >> commissioner koskinen needs to live up to what we told us when we confirmed him, when he led us to believe he'd be an independent voice for reform. commissioner koskinen has a choice. he can be a hero like the irs commissioner who stood up to president nixon or he can just be another pawn of this administration. >> joining me now, katie pavolic, what was mitch mcconnell talking about? >> as a result of the irs targeting conservative groups that came up with these new regulations that broadly define who candidate-related activities are. they had an open comment period for these new regulations to the