Print Ben Shapiro Follow Read Full Bio Acting IRS Commissioner: 'The Solution Here Is Not More Money' On Monday, IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel told the House Appropriations Subcommittee, “The solution here is, in my opinion, not more money.” He continued, “If you start with more money, that’s the wrong starting point.” Werfel said that the right steps were to do things correctly, then worry about the money. 3 Jun 2013 Acting IRS Commissioner: Agency Betrayed Americans On Monday, at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing with new acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) asked Werfel, “Do you feel that the IRS has betrayed the American people?” Werfel answered, “I do…the trust has been violated.” 3 Jun 2013 Acting IRS Commissioner: 'Fundamental Failure' of Management Behind Scandal On Monday, at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing with new acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, Werfel stated “the public is rightly concerned and upset, as am I, over the inappropriate and unacceptable actions” of the IRS during its handling of conservative non-profits. 3 Jun 2013 Rep. Serrano: Don't Cut IRS Funding Over IRS Waste On Monday, at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing with new acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY) suggested that funding should not be cut for the IRS thanks to scandalous spending, and added that non-profit status should be revoked for all mainly politically-oriented groups. He stated that cutting IRS funding would prevent compliance and monitoring efforts. 3 Jun 2013 Villaraigosa Sends Himself Off With Lavish Parties Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa may be leaving office dead broke, but that won’t stop the city from dropping $75,000 as a goodbye present. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, “It will be a month of celebrations for Mayor Antonio Villarigosa as he wraps up his eight years in office with a series of public and private tributes by friends and supporters.” 3 Jun 2013 CA Bill Would Encourage Parolees to Register to Vote A recently-introduced California bill from Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) would force county probation officers to give paroled criminals information on how to register to vote. AB149 notes that current California law requires that to register to vote, you must be of age and “not incarcerated or on parole for a felony conviction.” 3 Jun 2013 CA Legislators Introduce 15+ Bills Per Day in 2013 If you’ve ever wondered what would happen in a state completely dominated by Democrats, California is finding out in a heavy way. Over the first half of the year’s legislative session, the legislators have introduced a whopping 2,255 bills, ranging from gun and ammunition restrictions to drilling restrictions to prison regulations. The state senate has passed 514 bills, while the assembly has passed 755. 3 Jun 2013 CA Sues Trader Joe's, Whole Foods over Lead in Candy The California state attorney general is suing massive organic food chains Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods for allegedly carrying ginger and plum candies with lead in them. The state has been pushing an ever-more-restrictive set of food labeling regulations over the past several years, and sees this case as the tip of the spear for that movement. 3 Jun 2013 Rand: GOP Must Be 'The Party of Passion' Speaking at the Reagan President Library on Friday night, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) presented a more diverse vision of Republicanism – but more importantly, called for a Republicanism with passion. “Reagan never diluted what he had to say,” Paul explained. “He didn’t say, ‘Maybe if you get time, maybe you could think about tearing that wall down.’ We need to be the party of passion.” 2 Jun 2013 Schumer on Holder: 'I Believe He's Going to Stay' Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) came out in strong support of Attorney General Eric Holder, who is being investigated for possible perjury after testifying before Congress that he had not been involved in any prospective prosecution of journalists. In recent days, both Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and former Obama senior advisor David Axelrod have come out in support of Holder. Schumer’s former press secretary is also headed over to the Department of Justice to work for Holder. 2 Jun 2013 Previous 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next
Acting IRS Commissioner: 'The Solution Here Is Not More Money' On Monday, IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel told the House Appropriations Subcommittee, “The solution here is, in my opinion, not more money.” He continued, “If you start with more money, that’s the wrong starting point.” Werfel said that the right steps were to do things correctly, then worry about the money. 3 Jun 2013
Acting IRS Commissioner: Agency Betrayed Americans On Monday, at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing with new acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) asked Werfel, “Do you feel that the IRS has betrayed the American people?” Werfel answered, “I do…the trust has been violated.” 3 Jun 2013
Acting IRS Commissioner: 'Fundamental Failure' of Management Behind Scandal On Monday, at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing with new acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, Werfel stated “the public is rightly concerned and upset, as am I, over the inappropriate and unacceptable actions” of the IRS during its handling of conservative non-profits. 3 Jun 2013
Rep. Serrano: Don't Cut IRS Funding Over IRS Waste On Monday, at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing with new acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY) suggested that funding should not be cut for the IRS thanks to scandalous spending, and added that non-profit status should be revoked for all mainly politically-oriented groups. He stated that cutting IRS funding would prevent compliance and monitoring efforts. 3 Jun 2013
Villaraigosa Sends Himself Off With Lavish Parties Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa may be leaving office dead broke, but that won’t stop the city from dropping $75,000 as a goodbye present. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, “It will be a month of celebrations for Mayor Antonio Villarigosa as he wraps up his eight years in office with a series of public and private tributes by friends and supporters.” 3 Jun 2013
CA Bill Would Encourage Parolees to Register to Vote A recently-introduced California bill from Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) would force county probation officers to give paroled criminals information on how to register to vote. AB149 notes that current California law requires that to register to vote, you must be of age and “not incarcerated or on parole for a felony conviction.” 3 Jun 2013
CA Legislators Introduce 15+ Bills Per Day in 2013 If you’ve ever wondered what would happen in a state completely dominated by Democrats, California is finding out in a heavy way. Over the first half of the year’s legislative session, the legislators have introduced a whopping 2,255 bills, ranging from gun and ammunition restrictions to drilling restrictions to prison regulations. The state senate has passed 514 bills, while the assembly has passed 755. 3 Jun 2013
CA Sues Trader Joe's, Whole Foods over Lead in Candy The California state attorney general is suing massive organic food chains Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods for allegedly carrying ginger and plum candies with lead in them. The state has been pushing an ever-more-restrictive set of food labeling regulations over the past several years, and sees this case as the tip of the spear for that movement. 3 Jun 2013
Rand: GOP Must Be 'The Party of Passion' Speaking at the Reagan President Library on Friday night, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) presented a more diverse vision of Republicanism – but more importantly, called for a Republicanism with passion. “Reagan never diluted what he had to say,” Paul explained. “He didn’t say, ‘Maybe if you get time, maybe you could think about tearing that wall down.’ We need to be the party of passion.” 2 Jun 2013
Schumer on Holder: 'I Believe He's Going to Stay' Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) came out in strong support of Attorney General Eric Holder, who is being investigated for possible perjury after testifying before Congress that he had not been involved in any prospective prosecution of journalists. In recent days, both Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and former Obama senior advisor David Axelrod have come out in support of Holder. Schumer’s former press secretary is also headed over to the Department of Justice to work for Holder. 2 Jun 2013
IRS worker claims Tea Party scrutiny originated in Ohio office, according to transcript released by Dem18 Jun 2013, 3:00 PM PDT
IRS worker claims Tea Party scrutiny originated in Ohio office, according to transcript released by Dem18 Jun 2013, 3:00 PM PDT