liberal groups that had some. they weren t grouped in with patriots in the same grouping. they weren t targeted. barack h. obama foundation was approved in 30 days by lois learner. she sent us a letter and we still don t have our final status from the irs. they are stringing us along to this day since december of 2010. a broader question. some people say even if the irs unfairly singled out your group and it seems there is consensus in washington that conservative groups were inappropriately targeted even lerner said she did. let s talk about the broader issue of the tax exempt status. your organization seems to be a political organization. why should political organizations, you would dispute that, i suppose. but why should any of the organization that is purport to be education or social welfare organizations but seem to be involved in political issues
the irs. let s stop the charade of pretending these are social welfare organizations, and admit their political, treat them as such, and play by the same rules that everybody on the committee plays for when we re involved in politics. representative blumenauer, it s your kind of statements that have empowered irs agents to make determinations about which organizations qualify for the public good and which do not. [applause] in order to raise money i filed an application with the irs in january of 2011 seeking to obtain 501(c)(3) status as an educational organization. as of today, i ve 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 that he had never seen such treatment of a
to monitor my speech. it s not your right to assert an agenda. the post that you occupy exists to preserve american liberty. you ve sworn to perform that duty and you have faltered. brian: a lot of people tried to get around the big story in that these organization were applying for 501 c status and they were targeted. they tried to side track and there were two tea party groups or they were plowed under with so many applications. that is not the case, not now, and tax reform should not northbound that. that didn t stop one congressman from attacking some of these witnesses, but this time he had more than he could handle. watch. stop the charade of pretending that these are social welfare organizations and admit that they are political. treat them as such and play by the same rules that everybody on the committee plays for when
department, should be providing tax subsidies to organizations that are not engaged exclusively in social welfare. this congress was very clear on that point. clear on it in 1913. and in repeated re-codifications of 501(c)4. it says they must be operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare. and more lawmakers are now talking about that scandal that we ve been telling you about from day one. having organizations parading as being social welfare organizations and then being involved in the political combat harkens why the statute 100 years ago said they were prohibited and i wholeheartedly agree with mr. dogget saying we ought to stop this regulation
congressman knows exactly what s scandalous about what irs agents did with 501(c)4 applications. i don t believe the internal revenue service, the treasury department, should be providing tax subsidies to organizations that are not engaged exclusively in social welfare. this congress was very clear on that point. clear on it in 1913. and in repeated recodifications of 501(c)4. it says they must be operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare. and more lawmakers are now talking about that scandal that we ve been telling you about from day one. having organizations parading as being social welfare organizations and then being involved in the political combat