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sander levin said the two senior officials need to be let go. >> based on the report of the inspector general, i think there's reason to believe that mr. miller should be released of his responsibilities. >> i'd like to bring in to the conversation, richard blumenthal of connecticut. sir, it's good to have you with me this morning. as you listen to sander levin there, do you think that's enough for you about those two people being let go? does that go far enough? >> we need more facts and the department of justice appropriately has launched a criminal investigation. there needs to be criminal accountability by any irs officials. at the very minimum, certainly, dismissal is warranted. if the facts are as they've been alleged that there have been very serious enfridngement of these guidelines. >> you know, as we've been talking about the attorney general's going to be in the hot seat this afternoon, but he's already come out to say there will be ab inquiry into the irs scandal. given what's going on in consideration to the ap subpoena scandal, do you think the justice department can fai

michigan congressman sander levin is the top democrat on the house ways and means committee which has been holding hearings on the controversy and joins me now from capitol hill. congressman, thank you very much. were you satisfied with what you heard from steven miller, the acting commissioner? >> no. i think it's very clear as i said many days ago, he should have been relieved and he was relieved of his duties. terrible mismanagement. the seuss of criteria that never should have been used. signaling out groups like tea party or any other political group and i think the failure to keep us posted, i wasn't satisfied. and i think for all of those reasons, his departure was absolutely necessary. >> is it credible to you that the ig report was communicated to at certain levels, but was, that somehow the president didn't know about it? that the white house counsel learned of it? perhaps three weeks ago now and learned of the conclusions, not just the fact that there was an investigation going on. but that the white house chief of staff, that the president never learned? how do we know how

we're going to follow through on a bipartisan basis beginning on friday. >> congressman sander levin, sir, thanks for your time this morn ing. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> so the irs's systemic targeting of certain groups brings to mind the agency's 2004 probe of the naacp. at that time the investigation came less than a month before the presidential election. the irs looking into the naacp's tax status, claiming a speech by the group's leader at the time in which he criticized then president george w. bush over the iraq war might have crossed the nonpartisan line. two years later the irs cleared the organization of those allegations. julian bond is the chairman ameritus of the naacp and was chairman of the organization during that audit. mr. bond, good to have you here. i want to remind our viewers, play the comments the irs saw as politically charged. it was part of your keynote address at the time at the naacp's convention in july of '04. take a look. >> defenders have tried to stifle political debate. if you oppose the war, they say you don't support our troops. that's nonse

. >> greg: well, sander levin said he was angry, but you didn't really feel the anger, but others certainly expressed their anger at the hearing. >> that's right. they tapped into what many americans feel about the huge nature of the irs, the immense power it has, the fear the irs causes people when you get a phone call from the irs, or a letter, asking about your finances. well, take a listen to this. >> you know, you can put anybody out of business that you want anytime you want, and i got to tell you, you talk about you're a horribly run organization. if you're on the other side of the fence, you're not given that excuse. and when the irs comes in, you're not allowed to be shoddy or run horribly. you're not allowed to make mistake or too one damn thing that is not in compliance. i you do you're held responsible right then. >> so clearly not buying some of the excuses that mr. miller was giving. after the hearing, dave camp, the chairman of the committee, said he was struck by the arrogance that came across. called it disturbing, and said the negligent management practices at the irs were

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sander levin, the soft spoken man he is, wants to throw a few spears today because they want to show that democrats don't want to be columned into this mess, that the irs has created. it's a fascinating thing to see how this all plays out. >> it is. peter alexander back at the white house, is the white house counting on republicans overplaying their hand? >> the white house feels pretty confidently when these things becomes partisan as they have insisted this has been since the beginning that's when republicans look bad and they start to look good. they're trying to focus on policy. hammering reporters saying they're going to baltimore, second effort to focus on jobs, what americans are talking about. they're going to an elementary school to focus on pre-k education, infrastructure, dredging manufacturing company up there to try to make a difference on that front as well. there's a whole other topic we'll talk about, one of the items that hasn't been addressed as we focus on the primary three scannedles, the issue of the military sexual assaults, that's one that the president is pers

a ranking democrat san sander levin agreed.ertion that it is rooted in the obama administration in the warning we must seek truth not political gain. that's his quote. dana baschuck is live on capitol hill. this is one of those day, where committee hearings can be really boring or electric. i think this is the latter. give me the headlines from what you have been watching. >> i think the first question the people want to know, did we learn anything new about why this happened? the answers that the acting commissioner is giving, steven miller, is he insists it's because they got flooded with letters for tax exempt status, they doubled, allowing some of these groups to engage if political activity. they used a shortcut. he said over and over, it was fought targeting tease conservative groups, but they used a shortcut they shouldn't have done. but as you can imagine, that's one issue that members of congress are not satisfied with. most importantly, that i are not satisfied with the fact that congress had been investigating this f

. >> reporter: the committee's top democrat, sander levin of michigan, fired back that saying that goes too far. >> i totally, totally disagree. if this hearing becomes essentially a bootstrap to continue the campaign of 2012 and to prepare for 2014, we will be making a very, very serious mistake and, indeed, not meeting our obligation of trust to the american people. >> reporter: today's hearing is just the beginning of congress's examination of i.r.s. scrutiny of the tea party and other conservative groups. so far three congressional committees have announced plans to investigate. and, on tuesday, attorney general eric holder announced the justice department was looking into whether any criminal violations have taken place. so far, the main source of information about what happened is j. russell george, a treasury department inspector general. his report, released this week, singled out the i.r.s. office in cincinnati that screens applications for tax exemptions. >> i.r.s. employees actually began selecting tea party and other organizations for review in early 2010. >> reporter: georg

didn't you hear sander levin last week? >> some of it currently is, yeah. he'd use american tax law against our senators is just blasphemous. i can't imagine anybody doing that. >> we'll leave it there. this is a different conversation, but gentleman, thank you very much. appreciate your time today. we'll watch those picks, ingram microand lin energy. >>> on the brink of extinction. up next, the editor of "24/7 wall street" gives us his list of brands that are struggling to survive by the end of the year. some of the names he think will be extinct may surprise you. stick around. and it may sound like it's ripped from the pages of a science fiction novel. i promise you, it is not. a deadly bird flu strain in china forcing a wall street firm to change its plans. and get this, the strain is resistant to a major flu shot. the story coming up. sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. it's easy to follow the progress you're making toward all your fi

they're talking about the cincinnati office now, we're going back to sander levin. >> orders the criterianged and it was changed in 2011 to no longer refer by name tea party or patriot. mr. george, is that correct? >> that is correct, sir. >> mr. miller, as then deputy, were you aware with the problem with the criteria in june and july of 2011. >> i was not, sir. >> and in 2012 the criteria were changed to again, i quote, organizations involved in limiting expanding government, educating on the constitution of the bill of riggts, and socioeconomic reform movement. the ig's report indicates that this change was again made in the cincinnati determination's office without executive approval. mr. george, is that correct? >> this is correct, sir. >> it was changed without executive approval? >> that is our understanding. >> the may, 2012 criteria are in place today, it states organizations with indicators of significant amounts of political campaign intervention. the ig report states that in quotes, it moore clearly focuses on the activities permitted under the treasury regulations. mr. george

sander levin, the top democrat on the house ways and means committee offered this reaction saying the president took a vital first step in achieving accountability. the treasury inspector general's recommendations must now be fully implemented to insure the same mistakes are not repeated. now to recap, what the president saying or aides saying the president will announce, name an acting irs commissioner, that is significant because a lot of republicans i talked to here on capitol hill say they are not inclined to confirm a permanent irs commissioner until they get answers in the investigation, uma. uma lots more questions remain. mike, thank you very much. gregg: for more on all the controversies now doing the white house let's bring if karl rove, who is a senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to president george w. bush. nina easton joins us, senior editor, washington columnist for "fortune" magazine. both are fox news contributors. nina, to what extent, if at all, does all of this, the three scandals and then some, do damage to the president's ability to achieve his agenda, whate

what struck me, democrat, congressman sander levin, said if this hearing is just for political points it would be a disservice to the country. >> well, the hearing will be an awful lot about politics, because you what heard congressman camp talk about is the sort of culture he believes emanating from the white house, right or wrong, a whole bunch of stuff on their plate right now, and i think, look, this issue of the irs as congressman camp said, resonates with the american people, because as he said, people believe the irs is too large, too powerful and too abusive and that what occurred in this particular case, he said would affect every civic group in america, but every single one at risk. i think it's a very least here, what the members of congress, whether they are democrat or republican, need to find out are the whys of all of this. why did it happen? was it competence? possibility of criminal? who directed it? a couple of rogue agents or, in fact, directed at some upper level? how high did -- you know, how high did this go? i think these are the answers to the real questions th

. >> reporter: i should note that sander levin, the top democrat on this panel, has also been very critical of the management at the irs. you can expect he will be tough as well. bill: just again for our viewers to note here, steven miller is in the room. george russell. steven miller, outgoing head of the irs. russell george, from the treasury department who carried out the inspection. when you hear the ig report mentioned by president, he is the one who ran that report. opening statements are rolling. when there are headlines we'll get you there live. martha: we sure will. in the meantime we're learning something that is quite shocking this morning. the irs official who was in charge at the time of the unit that targeted these conservative groups has moved over to a new position. she is now at the office responsible for implementing obamacare. if you can believe this. some lawmakers are up in arms about this. sarah haul ingram is her name. this is the upgrade, some would say in terms of position within the irs that she has received. fox business network's stuart varney joins me now. stuar

ranking member sander levin, democrat from michigan, repeats his call for the designation of the lowest learner -- for the designation of los learner. [video clip] >> she failed to disclose what she knew to this committee, ada ing instead to do and ad conference two days later. one of the reasons we believe she should be relieved of her duties -- host: that is the ranking member of the house ways and means committee, talking about lois lerner. she will be one of the witnesses at a hearing. she is seen here on the left in blue. she will be one of the witnesses next wednesday in front of the house oversight and government reform committee, chaired by the republican from california. witnesses are the ticket -- are the deputy secretary of the treasury, inspector general for tax administration at the department of the treasury, and douglas shulman, former coissioner of the irs. week the hearings next senate finance committee has a hearing on tuesday and the witnesses there are scheduled to be steven miller, the outgoing ,cting commissioner at the irs mr. geroge from the inspector general's o

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sander levin? >> thank you for your accessibility.ou have been helpful in the redistributiono you are very actively involved in. you are always available to me and my staff. we were grateful for that. you have been hard-working and i think there is no doubt about your qualifications for this office. i do have a couple of questions, however, as to where mr. sperling has been and where you have been on the question of the .evenues to address our deficit i take it from your answer to the chairman's question that you tax reform, as you talk about it generically, needs to contribute to the deficit reduction effort? >> i do. i think that that is important. i want to focus on one part of tax reform. i have spoken to mr. sperling on i think probably to you a number of occasions. at least i have to him. about these egregious tax loopholes that the corporations utilize to they paying taxes, when are closed, if they are closed, why the revenues from those closures of those unfair, unjustified tax loopholes, and i could go through a few of them w

sander levin? >> thank you for your accessibility.elpful in the area of the auto redistribution you are very actively involved in. you are always available to me and my staff. we were grateful for that. you have been hard-working and i think there is no doubt about your qualifications for this office. i do have a couple of questions, however, as to where mr. sperling has been and where you have been on the question of the revenues to address our deficit. i take it from your answer to the chairman's question that you believe tax reform, as you talk about it generically, needs to contribute to the deficit reduction effort? >> i do. i think that that is important. >> so, i want to focus on one part of tax reform. i have spoken to mr. sperling and i think probably to you on a number of occasions. at least i have to him. about how is it that some of these egregious tax loopholes that the corporations utilize to avoid paying taxes, when they are closed, if they are closed why the revenues from those closures of those unfair unjustified tax