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The Hill: IRS targeting scandal a political ‘gift from heaven’ for Tea Party groups

David Bossie, president of Citizens United, said the IRS scandal is a “clear example of the Chicago-style, win-at-all-costs politics that Obama brought to Washington.” Bossie said Obama set the tone for targeting political critics when he criticized the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which barred the government from limiting corporate spending to influence election campaigns. […]

National Journal: Congress Vows to Investigate IRS Activity

Meanwhile, outside of Congress, the president of Citizens United, a conservative organization at the center of the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision, reacted with anger at the suggestion by Pelosi that the court case was at least partly at fault for IRS conduct. “Nancy Pelosi and her liberal allies’ obsession with the Citizens United Supreme Court […]

Bossie: A Special Counsel Should Investigate the IRS, Not AG Eric Holder

Washington, DC — Citizens United President David N. Bossie issued the following statement in response to Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement his Department of Justice would investigate the Internal Revenue Service scandal. “In light of the recent news involving the Department of Justice subpoenaing the phones of the Associated Press, its imperative a special counsel […]

Bossie: Pelosi Off The Mark Blaming Citizens United For The IRS Scandal

Washington, DC — Citizens United President David N. Bossie issued the following statement in response to Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi’s statement blaming the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision on the apparent IRS’s abuse of power against conservative organizations. “Nancy Pelosi and her liberal allies’ obsession with the Citizens United Supreme Court case has reached […]