The IRS Scandal, Day 1163

Washington Post, House Conservatives Try to Force Vote to Impeach IRS Chief:

A group of House conservatives is making a last-ditch effort to force a floor vote to impeach Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen because of their continuing frustrations over how the agency has treated small-government groups.

House Freedom Caucus members John Fleming (R-La.) and Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.) on Thursday employed a rarely used procedural maneuver that allows any member to have an issue considered by the full House.

The move means that any action would probably happen shortly after lawmakers return in September following a seven-week recess.

“Congress has held countless congressional hearings on the impeachable offenses of Koskinen — but there have been zero consequences for his behavior,” Huelskamp said in a news release. “It is time for him to be impeached and removed.”

The lawmaker said a vote is “necessary to bring national attention to this disgrace and to impeach and remove at least one Obama Administration official.” ...

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) has resisted holding a vote to impeach Koskinen, but the move by Fleming and Huelskamp will force him to deal with the issue in September. ...

The IRS said Thursday that history is on Koskinen’s side. “Commissioner Koskinen believes that a traditional, fair impeachment process that follows historical precedent would demonstrate that neither impeachment nor censure is warranted,” the agency said in a statement. “If this proceeds, he deserves an opportunity to refute the allegations and fully respond to these charges before a House vote on the allegations. The Commissioner has made it clear that he testified truthfully and that the facts clearly do not support the claims.”

• Breitbart, House Freedom Caucus to Force Floor Vote to Impeach IRS Commissioner
• The Hill, Defying Ryan, Conservatives Move to Force Vote on IRS Impeachment
• PJ Media, House Freedom Caucus Moves to Force Vote on IRS Commissioner's Impeachment
• Roll Call, Conservatives Try to Force Vote on IRS Commissioner Impeachment
• Town Hall, Freedom Caucus Tries to Force Vote on IRS Commissioner Impeachment
• Washington Examiner, Ryan: No Vote to Impeach IRS Chief, For Now
• Washington Examiner, Conservatives Take IRS Impeachment to the House Floor

• The IRS Scandal, Day 1162 (July 14, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1161 (July 13, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1160 (July 12, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1159 (July 11, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1158 (July 10, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1157 (July 9, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1156 (July 8, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1155 (July 7, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1154 (July 6, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1153 (July 5, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1152 (July 4, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1151 (July 3, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1150 (July 2, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1149 (July 1, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1148 (June 30, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1147 (June 29, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1146 (June 28, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1145 (June 27, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1144 (June 26, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1143 (June 25, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1142 (June 24, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1141 (June 23, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1140 (June 22, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1139 (June 21, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1138 (June 20, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1137 (June 19, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1136 (June 18, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1135 (June 17, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1134 (June 16, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1133 (June 15, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1132 (June 14, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1131 (June 13, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1130 (June 12, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1129 (June 11, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1128 (June 10, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1127 (June 9, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1126 (June 8, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1125 (June 7, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1124 (June 6, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1123 (June 5, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1122 (June 4, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1121 (June 3, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1020 (June 2, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1119 (June 1, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1118 (May 31, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1117 (May 30, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1116 (May 29, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1115 (May 28, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1114 (May 27, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1113 (May 26, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1112 (May 25, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1111 (May 24, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1110 (May 23, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1109 (May 22, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1108 (May 21, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1107 (May 20, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1106 (May 19, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1105 (May 18, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1104 (May 17, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1103 (May 16, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1102 (May 15, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1101 (May 14, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 1001-1100 (Feb. 4, 2016 - May 13, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 901-1000 (Oct. 27, 2015 - Feb. 3, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 801-900 (July 19, 2015 - Oct. 26, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 701-800 (April 10, 2015 - July 18, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 601-700 (Dec. 31, 2014 - April 9, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 501-600 (Sept. 22, 2014-Dec. 30, 2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 401-500 (June 14, 2014 - Sept. 21,2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 301-400 (Mar. 6, 2014 - June 13, 2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 201-300 (Nov. 26, 2013 - Mar. 5, 2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 101-200 (Aug. 18, 2013 - Nov. 25, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 1-100 (May 10, 2013 - Aug. 17, 201