WASHINGTON D.C. -- The new acting commissioner of the IRS testified on Capitol Hill today, saying his agency should not have targeted Conservative groups and it won't happen again. But what Republicans want to know is if the marching orders came from the White House.
Groups victimized by the tax agency say it's too late for apologies and promises to quit singling them out. Targeted members of groups applied for tax exempt status and instead they got a barrage of questions and new requirements.
This week, more members of targeted groups will give their accounts to members of Congress.
Jeffrey Altman, an attorney representing the group Secure America Now, applied for tax exempt status more than 2 years ago and is sill waiting.
On Capitol Hill, members of Congress say they are looking for answers from some of these groups about what was asked of them.
Altman says, "the questions were not the type of questions that you would normally see for the initial review of an application. They were more like a full blown audit."
Groups victimized by the tax agency say it's too late for apologies and promises to quit singling them out. Targeted members of groups applied for tax exempt status and instead they got a barrage of questions and new requirements.
This week, more members of targeted groups will give their accounts to members of Congress.
Jeffrey Altman, an attorney representing the group Secure America Now, applied for tax exempt status more than 2 years ago and is sill waiting.
On Capitol Hill, members of Congress say they are looking for answers from some of these groups about what was asked of them.
Altman says, "the questions were not the type of questions that you would normally see for the initial review of an application. They were more like a full blown audit."