Rick Nolan Votes To Keep IRS Targeting

February 26, 2014

Today’s Vote Would Enable IRS To Keep Targeting Conservative Groups

WASHINGTON – In the latest vote during the House’s “Stop Government Abuse Week,” members just voted to prohibit the Obama Administration from changing the rules used to grant tax-exempt status to organizations to fit their political agenda.

Rick Nolan today inexplicably voted to prevent this and keep IRS targeting in place. Why does Nolan believe an official government agency should target American citizens solely based on their political beliefs? Instead of stepping in and preventing federal government overreach, Nolan is enabling this inappropriate targeting to continue.

“Yet again, Rick Nolan has voted in a simply inexplicable fashion,” said NRCC Communications Director Andrea Bozek. “No one should have to worry about the government targeting Americans for their political beliefs. It’s these types of shameful and inexcusable votes that show Minnesota voters why they need new representation in Congress.”

Rick Nolan Voted Against The Stop Targeting Of Political Beliefs By The IRS Act. (H.R. 3865, Roll Call #69, 243-176, 2/26/14)FYI, a similar version of this release below went out to the following districts: John Garamendi (CA-03), Ami Bera (CA-07), Lois Capps (CA-24), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Raul Ruiz (CA-36), Scott Peters (CA-52), Jim Himes (CT-04), Elizabeth Esty (CT-05), Alan Grayson (FL-09), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Joe Garcia (FL-26), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Bill Foster (IL-11), Bill Enyart (IL-12), Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Dave Loebsack (IA-02), John Tierney (MA-06), Bill Keating (MA-09), Tim Walz (MN-01), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01), Annie Kuster (NH-02), Tim Bishop (NY-01), Steve Israel (NY-03), Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), Dan Maffei (NY-24), Louise Slaughter (NY-25), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Kurt Schrader (OR-05), and Suzan DelBene (WA-01).