IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to tea party and other conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. (AP)
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"In the last couple of days, notices were sent (by officials in Ukraine) to Jews in one city indicating that they had to identify themselves as Jews."
Says opposing the Paycheck Fairness Act is part of the Koch brothers’ agenda.
"Eighty percent of Wall Street executives and their spouses' donations go to Democrats."
A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government."
Americans spend "6.1 billion hours a year" on tax preparation.
Says Mark Udall "decided Obamacare. ... He passed Obamacare with his vote."
Says the Koch brothers want to "protect tax cuts for companies that ship our jobs overseas."
Says Bruce Braley took "tens of thousands from his friends in the health insurance industry" and gave them "special favors" by voting for Obamacare.
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