King Joins Tea Party Leaders to Protest IRS Targeting

Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King released the following statement after joining Tea Party leaders, Senators, and other Members of Congress to highlight the targeting of conservative groups by the IRS:

Congressman King joins Senator Cruz and others at a press conference highlighting the IRS's targeting of conservative groups

"Today I joined my friends in the House and Senate, as well as conservative leaders from across the country, to bring light to the recent admission by the IRS that it unjustly targeted conservative groups leading up to the 2012 election," said King. "There is no place for this kind of political targeting in our constitutional republic. This reeks of the kind of political tyranny that so many people from around the world came to America to escape.

This scandal cannot be considered in isolation. The IRS has become a bullying arm of the monstrous federal government - used to harass the political enemies of the president. This problem will only get worse, as the IRS will be the prime enforcement arm of ObamaCare: collecting a trillion dollars in new taxes and auditing individuals and businesses to make sure they have government-approved health insurance. This IRS scandal makes it more important than ever that we repeal ObamaCare, and it should also renew calls for fundamental tax reform, the FairTax, which would abolish the IRS entirely."