TPM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Tuesday accused
Republicans of hypocrisy for being outraged that the IRS targeted
conservative groups, pointing out that GOP lawmakers didn't appear
bothered when the agency targeted liberal groups during the Bush administration.
"What the IRS did of course is inexcusable. But this is not the first
time we've seen this," Reid told reporters. "It wasn't long ago that
the IRS inappropriately targeted the NAACP, Greenpeace and a California
church that was really progressive called the All Saints Church in
Pasadena, California.
"It was interesting," he said. "At that time, we didn't hear a single
Republican grandstand the issue then. Where was their outrage when
groups on the other side of the political spectrum were under attack?"
Reid said he's asked Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) to hold hearings into the matter.
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