the irsthugs a bonus? what is that? you say it's already been worked out? the treasury union president carlene kelly says the national treasury employees union is negotiated performance for decades pursuant to the law which authorizes agencies to make such merit based programs. really? merit based programs? you have to incentivize these people? how about they have a job with a salary. how about they get comp time, vacation time, holiday time, pension and healthcare? mr. president, what is that? we are a nation of laws? we have to follow the rules. how about you actually read the collective bargaining agreement. if there is a budget shortfall, you don't have to give them at money. we're going down economic tubes. are the unions that powerful? it's time to put on your big boy pants and stand up for the bullies. to have the irs, have him stand up and say no bonuses this year, there is a shortfall. what are the unions going to do, screw you? you have held holder, justice department genius, he can handle it. wouldn't it be a little more american to take that $70 million and give it to the men and women returning from your wars with fewer body parts than they left with. ev

while the irs says it's still negotiating with the national treasury's employee's union they don't disputenuses are eminent. michelle eldredge said office of manage am and budget directs that agency should not pay discretionary monetary awards at this time unless legally acquired but she wouldn't specify it they were contractually committed to giving these. grassley did comment on that saying quote while the irs may claim the bonuses are legally required under the original bargaining unit agreement that claim would be allegedly inaccurate. the original agreement allows for reappropriation of funding in the event of a budgetary short fall. >>> still ahead, it is a miracle three years in the making. the daughter -- we will tell you about this. the daughter of baseball legend joe torre is hail as a hero this morning after saving a child's life. we will tell you about her brave act making a catch of a lifetime. >> check in with steve doocy to see what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> tell me when i can go to the beach with your beautiful family. >> sure, can you fly a kite? >> call me ben fr

the american does, because it's their bread and dollars. government workers unions be a huge part of our bureaucracy, that's problematic. you see it in the donation, the national treasury employees union, something like 95% of that union's campaign contributions last election when to the trats. >> one wonders about the relationship of the person running that union and the goings on and the white house. ileana unionson, have you ever heard of a republican government union that might be fair? is there such a thing? it's an oxymoron. seriously, have you ever heard of such a thing? >> i think tim's column was the column on this issue. national review did a similar study on the irs more broadly and found in the last two elections, in 2008 irs employees gave almost $50,000 to barak barak and about $1,950 to john mccain. >> $1,950 vs. 50 graventd ed conner, tell me, as a citizen, as a busiessman, what do you make of this and how to solve it? >> i guess i'm surprised they aren't bending over backwards to avoid bias because of the appearance o bias these kind of statistics show. and this is a hotbed political issue. so you would have think that lawyers would have been on top of this area

service says it is legally bound to pay the bonuses because of an agreement reached with the national treasury employees unionhe controversy comes at a bad time for theagency employees have been in the spotlight for singling out tea party conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny over the years. >> jacqueline: was still look at what we're expecting out the door tomorrow morning. a little bit of fog near the coast line. mainly heading out the door tomorrow you will see clear skies and mild to breakers. a little breezy at times tomorrow afternoon with overall it looks nice day. quickly getting into the 70's and low eighties away from the coastline, we will have more marines near the north bay. pretty mount evening in-store temperatures remaining. hear some things are shaping up in your neighborhood with a person sees in san francisco and san bruno and redwood city. largely in the low 70's for the upper 70's and low 80s. 84 degrees for concord and 79 for pleasanton and livermore. some more upper 17 reading spirit more 70 greetings. to my warmer, to malraux warmer, it could you could get some light showers borde

the nte, national treasury employees union which is a union that's claiming they need to be paid because of collective bargaining agreement, bob points out, was also the group, i can't remember her last name, colleen something visited the white house march 31st, 2010, the next day, april 1st and 2nd were days they began to target conservatives. was there discussion at the white house. >> wasn't the easter egg roll. >> whomever, if that comes out. >> it is embarrassing. have a hard time convincing a rubik's cube. what are you talking about? they went to see the president of the united states. he said you start looking into tea party groups, is that what you're suggesting? >> yeah. >> that's absolutely crazy. crazier than you normally are. >> the message i get from the tea party thing is that every american needs to get involved in this. if you get a target on your back, the target oddly enough becomes a shield, we have learned that the irs is now getting in deep trouble for targeting people. if you decide you want to be a target, they can't touch you, you could bring the irs down. >> good

the risk involved so those with little training and experience are seated alongside with greater training and experience. these weaknesses could reflect a broader management problems. last week that cfpb employees joined the national treasury employees unionthe same one noted for representing the irs employees as well. when considering this for lack of accountability to the american people i am deeply concerned cfpb present a substantial risk to the taxpayers. and as the cfo i welcome our witness today and look forward to his testimony. know i will yield to the ranking member of the full committee for three minutes of. >> thank you very much. let me first begin by expressing to allow a director condray to appear before that committee. the mere notion that some legal scholars say that his appointment does not make it illegal at all. contrary to oversight has been forthcoming about the budget and it has testified and the director himself has testified before congress 13 times but the cftc operation and budget with the gao has been for audit for financial transactions to be held accountable. but the decisions to bart director condray from testifying to deny his confirmation with the very actions of the oversight to create'' a regulatory issu

the things you found in your own survey. so it is part of the national employee treasuries union. and he understanding that we could have from the hill, does this show troubles within the agency because of employee dissatisfaction and the fact that the managers will not deal with poor performers who will not improve? >> mr. chairman, i believe it simply demonstrates that our employees have exercised their right to be represented. >> why do people institute units. because things are going great other agency or because they have grave concerns that are not being addressed? >> i cannot speak to the motivation. >> okay, let me reference a political article from may 15. it states that regarding the treasury in, it says that it was driven in large part that many employees would be forced to give up their private offices while they renovate their headquarters according to several people familiar with the situation. some of the staffers were reportedly livid about their current office space. with very thin walls do you understand that to be the case? >> mr. chairman, there only to private

the things he found in your own survey. month, the cfpb employees voted to join the national treasury employees union. ny understanding that we could have from the hill? doesn't this show troubles in the agencies -- doesn't this show troubles in the agency did to set up -- their satisfaction with training and managers will not deal with poor performers who will not or cannot improve? establish the vote to a union simply demonstrates that our employees have exercised their right to be represented. >> and why do people institute unions? because things are going great at their agency or because they've got a grave concerns that are not being addressed? >> mr. chairman, i cannot speak to the motivation. "politico"eference a article from may 15 of this year. regarding the national treasury employees union -- the cfpb employees agreeing to do this. driven in large part by news that many employees in washington would be forced to give up private offices while the bureau renovates its headquarters, according to several people familiar with the situation. staffers were "absolutely livid" about their current off