Key House Chairman Says He Won't Order Treasury To Release Trump's Taxes

[Liberal In Red State]

Source: Talking Points Memo

House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) said that he will not order the Treasury Department to provide President Donald Trump's tax returns to his committee.

"If Congress begins to use its powers to rummage around in the tax returns of the President, what prevents Congress from doing the same to average Americans?" Brady wrote in a statement obtained by TPM on Tuesday. "Privacy and civil liberties are still important rights in this country and the Ways and Means Committee is not going to start to weaken them."

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) called on Brady earlier in February to order the Treasury Department to provide 10 years of Trump's tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee.

"I believe the powerful Ways and Means Committee has the responsibility to use that power to ensure proper oversight of the executive branch by requesting a review of President Trump’s tax returns," Pascrell wrote.

Brady said in his statement that he disagrees with "all of" Pascrell's argument.

"I’ve read his letter and I disagree with all of it," Brady wrote. "That letter misrepresents the legislative intent of that provision, which in fact creates confidentiality and privacy for Americans in their tax returns."

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kevin-brady-house-ways-and-means-chair-will-not-order-treasury-to-release-trump-taxes

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The answers to all things tRump/Putin are in the taxes! It is all hiding in plain sight! We need an explanation on how tRump and his supposed empire is afloat financially . . . which should lead to the Russian Oligarchs! Like with Capone . . . it wasn't the killings it was who cooked the books!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Brady wants tRump's Russian creditors to remain hidden, especially now during the Flynn-Pence-Trump

scandal.

Not to forget the unresolved very troubling evidence of Russian tampering with the 2016 election in the first place.

Republicon politicians need to wise up real swift and realize that there are two sides: USA or short term personal political gain. In the long run, the tRump mess will stick to Republicon enablers like Brady.

[keithbvadu2]

2. Putin is getting his money's worth out of his investment in Trump.

Putin is getting his money's worth out of his investment in Trump.

[Marthe48]

3. another anti-American Russian sympathizer

ideology over country. TRAITOR

[diva77]

4. Time to flood his office with calls!!!! Here is contact info:

oooooh and his site says this:

I am very interested in hearing your views on issues of importance to you. Due to the large volume of US Mail, email, phone calls and faxes I receive, I am only able to accept messages from residents of the 8th Congressional District of Texas. Congressional courtesy dictates that Representatives be given the opportunity to assist their own constituents. If you are a resident of another district, I encourage you to contact your Representative in Congress by clicking the following link to the House of Representatives. To determine if you reside within the 8th Congressional District of Texas, click here.

Address:
U.S. Representative Kevin Brady
1011 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Address:
200 River Pointe, Suite 304
Conroe, Texas 77304
Map to this office

Phone: [phone]
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Address:
1300 11th Street, Suite 400
Huntsville, TX 77340
Map to this office

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

[cstanleytech]

5. It might not be Trump they are protecting but themselves especially if any investigation was to

show a number of the Repugnants in Congress are actually in debt up to their eyeballs to the Russians.