"Disclosures About Involvement in IRS Targeting Draw Calls for Transparency" PBS Newshour 5/14/2013
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JEFFREY BROWN (Newshour): The nation's capital was alive with talk of scandal today, starting with the revelations about the Internal Revenue Service. Questions grew over reports of overzealous enforcement aimed at groups on the political right.
The day began with new disclosures about what the IRS had done and who knew about it. The Washington Post reported the targeting of conservative groups was not limited to the agency's Cincinnati office, as the IRS initially said. Instead, The Post said agency officials in Washington and at least two other offices were also involved.
That prompted new calls by Republicans for more information. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell demanded full transparency.
SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL, R-Ky.: So this morning, I'm calling on the president to make available completely and without restriction everyone, everyone who can answer the questions we have as to what's been going on at the IRS, who knew about it and how high it went, no stonewalling, no more incomplete answers.
JEFFREY BROWN: President Obama on Monday said singling out conservative groups for tax scrutiny would be -- quote -- "outrageous."
And at the White House today, Press Secretary Jay Carney said again the president is determined to get to the bottom of the scandal.
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