Senator Richard Burr: Time to clean up the IRS


Lois Lerner and others who targeted Americans based on their political beliefs have not faced repercussions for their actions. This week, I introduced the IRS Accountability Act of 2015 to make it clear that the IRS Commissioner can fire employees for this kind of misdeed.

IRS official Lois Lerner targeted Americans based on their political beliefs

Under the current policy, high ranking IRS officials can cheat on their taxes, lie to Congress, even threaten to audit people for personal gain – all without risking their six figure government salaries. This misconduct is absolutely unacceptable and we must put a stop to it.

The American people deserve better. We must clean up the mess at the IRS.

Visit my website to learn more about the IRS Accountability Act and my No Bonuses for Tax Cheats bill.