House GOP raps Dems for taking IRS union cash, but Republicans took the money, too
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WASHINGTON — Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue Service employees.
But here’s the rub: About a dozen current and former Republican lawmakers took the same cash.
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The argument goes something like this: Not only did the IRS favor Democrats by impeding their opponents through the tax code, they’re also funneling money directly to Democratic candidates. And that makes Democrats complacent in the whole mess.
Not quite. The IRS, as a government agency, can’t donate to candidates. The National Treasury Employees Union, which made the donations, represents employees from more than 30 federal agencies ranging from divisions of the Agriculture Department to the Social Security Administration. The IRS is just one of those agencies.
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