Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-16]

IRS Fifth Amendment: Lois Lerner Remains Silent

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...to appear at tomorrowâs hearingâthe committee has a constitutional obligation to conduct oversight,â Ahmad told ABC News . Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) described her pleading the Fifth as âa direct slap in the face of every American taxpayer betrayed

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Florida lawmakers outraged as IRS official plans to take the 5th

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...for scrutiny, plans to invoke the 5th Amendment tomorrow before the House oversight committee. “What’s she hiding?” said Rep. Vern Buchanan, who has said Lerner should be fired. “The American people demand and deserve answers. Pleading the fifth

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IRS's Lois Lerner to take the Fifth

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...8 key players in IRS scandal story ) The decision to take the fifth is a “slap in the face” to Americans, said Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.). “What’s she hiding?” Buchanan asked. “The American people demand and deserve answers. Pleading the Fi

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IRS Scandal Part of Pattern: Rep. Camp

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...was suspicious of the tax agency's motives in targeting groups with names that included "tea party" or "patriot." Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan, also on the panel, said he wants to know which IRS employees were involved and will press officials on large

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Legislation would help to protect nation’s seniors from scams

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...a fitting measure for National Older Americans Month, Vermont Rep. Peter Welch, along with Florida Congressmen Ted Deutch and Vern Buchanan, on Wednesday introduced the Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 The proposed legislation is intended to empower

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Buchanan: 'I'm Concerned About IRS Culture'

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...Vern Buchanan says the Internal Revenue Service scandal raises broad, troubling issues about the agency. "I’m concerned about the culture of the IRS," the Florida Republican said on MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" Friday. "As someone that’s been in business

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GOP says too little, too late with Steven Miller - What happens next at the embattled agency? - IRS to agents: Don't destroy records - Apple, Google and Amazon back in focus for tax evasion

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...status. “The resignation of acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller is a necessary first step, but more heads need to roll,” Rep. Vern Buchanan said. Lois Lerner, the head of the tax-exempt division that oversaw the targeting, “needs to be fired nex

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GOP says they will continue probe after acting IRS commissioner resigns in wake of scandal

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...practice, welcomed the resignation Wednesday but made clear they would continue to investigate and press for accountability. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., said the resignation "is a necessary first step but more heads need to roll." Miller’s resignation

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The IRS Scandal Is Entering Fallout Mode

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...into the agency. Still, Republicans are howling for blood, and Democrats are not hushing them. "Heads need to roll today," Rep. Vern Buchanan said on Tuesday as the House Ways and Means Committee, of which he is a member, as he prepares to hold a hearin

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Rubio wants IRS commissioner fired; Buchanan demands answers

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...with it. I will not tolerate it and we will make sure we find out exactly what happened on this." Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Vern Buchanan each sent letters today to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew seeking more answers about the IRS' focus on tea party group

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Congress boils over on IRS

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...interest on the GOP side. “The IRS’s gross abuse of power would have our founding fathers rolling in their graves,” said Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL). The controversy was also noticed by those out of power as well. “Although the IRS claims this was

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Rep. Vern Buchanan outraged by IRS audit

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...Revenue Service audit shows agents scrutinized conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. Republican Congressman Vern Buchanan is outraged by the reports and is asking the Secretary of Treasury to take action. Buchanan is the only Florida membe

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Lawmakers See World at Our Expense

2013-05-12T01:00:00Z

As the nation hurtled from one fiscal crisis to the next last year, Democrats and Republicans argued bitterly over the best solution — tax increases or spending cuts. But members of the U.S. House did agree on one thing: There was enough money for them t

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Florida Contingent Defends Travel

2013-05-12T01:00:00Z

More than half of Florida's delegation to the House of Representatives flew overseas in 2012 at taxpayers' expense, making it one of the most well-traveled contingents in Congress. Florida's congressional representatives said the nearly $100,000 in repor

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Sanford Coasts in SC-01 Special; Corbett Dodges Primary Challenge; Hill Braces for Benghazi Hearing

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...FL-16: The FEC "has fined three men and two Tampa companies" a total of $16K "for illegal campaign contributions to" Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) (Tampa Bay Times). MN-06: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) "is engaged in settlement negotiations in a lawsuit alleging

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Florida Morning: Weatherford hits back at Fins - Sanford wins special election - no 'evidence' of retaliation at Citizens

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...Commission has fined three men and two Tampa companies a total of $16,000 for illegal campaign contributions to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota. The FEC's case was prompted by a 2009 Tampa Bay Times story about contributions made in the name of Terr

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Retiree's Caribbean Island Vacation Ends in Jail Nightmare

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...contacted anyone who could help.Hinkelman wrote to Sen. Bill Nelson, who contacted the U.S. Embassy in London, and Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, who sent a letter last weekto the embassy in the Bahamas urging the officials to look into the situati

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FEC fines 3 men, 2 companies for illegal contributions to Rep. Vern Buchanan

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

FEC Follows DOJ With Another Fine for Buchanan Contributions

2013-05-06T01:00:00Z

...conciliation agreements totaling $16,000 in civil penalties with regard to illegal contributions to the campaigns of Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.). MUR #6516. The Commission found that Florida home builder and Buchanan business partner Timothy F. Mobley,

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Bill to quit 'Obama-phone' giveaway gathers steam

2013-04-25T01:00:00Z

...the same time the Federal Aviation Administration imposes cutbacks that are delaying flights across the nation,” said Rep. Vern Buchanan, the latest of congressional members to sponsor a bill to end the program, Sunshine State News reported. The bill

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