Oversight Committee Approves Lois Lerner Contempt of Congress Resolution

Statement

Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted 21-12 to adopt a resolution recommending the House find former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before the Committee.

"Today, the Oversight Committee upheld its obligation to pursue the truth about the IRS targeting of Americans because of their political beliefs," said Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif. "Our investigation has found that former IRS Exempt Organizations division Director Lois Lerner played a central role in the targeting scandal and then failed to meet her legal obligations to answer questions after she waived her right not to testify. In demanding answers and holding a powerful government official accountable for her failure to meet her legal obligations, this Committee did its job. If the House takes up and passes the resolution, the matter will be referred to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, which statute requires he take to a grand jury."

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