The House of Representatives Wednesday voted 231–187 to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress.
Tonight the House voted 231-187 to hold Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress. #IRStargeting pic.twitter.com/BQ35ZXCkXo
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) May 7, 2014
The House has voted to hold #LoisLerner in contempt. #StopTheIRS pic.twitter.com/RLdZGHcWuI
— John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) May 7, 2014
So long as Lerner refuses to account for her role in #IRS targeting, full force of the law should be brought to bear http://t.co/bYjWswHLGl
— John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) May 7, 2014
The House of Representatives has found Lois G. Lerner to be in contempt of the United States Congress. #IRS pic.twitter.com/qHeGdg0UVU
— Eric Cantor (@EricCantor) May 7, 2014
The 6 Dems to vote yes on Lerner contempt: Barber, Barrow, Murphy (FL), Peterson, McIntyre, Rahall
— Cristina Marcos (@cimarcos) May 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/CongCulberson/status/464183508504969216
By stonewalling Congress, Ms. Lerner has left us no choice but to publicly condemn her behavior and hasten the Justice Department to act.
— Rep. Martha Roby (@RepMarthaRoby) May 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/RepBillShuster/status/464183256926400512
I just joined the majority in the House to vote to hold Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress. She is a… http://t.co/h0mS2MO8in
— Rep. Cynthia Lummis (@CynthiaLummis) May 7, 2014
The House also voted 250–168 to demand the Justice Department appoint a special counsel to investigate IRS targeting of conservative groups.
The House just voted 250-168 to demand @TheJusticeDept appoint a special counsel to investigate #IRS targeting. pic.twitter.com/B8wE2lx0IE
— Eric Cantor (@EricCantor) May 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/rorycooper/status/464180868169621504
You're truthful with the #IRS, and deserve the truth in return. Just voted for a special counsel to investigate IRS targeting of #taxpayers
— Daniel Webster (@RepWebster) May 7, 2014
The Lerner contempt will now be reviewed by the DOJ headed by AG Eric Holder, a man also in contempt of Congress. #tcot
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) May 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/464179266070908929
Of course, not all were happy with the outcome.
Contempt resolution shows GOP more interested in partisan gimmicks than tackling country’s most pressing challenges http://t.co/YZcQa5rnxm
— Steny Hoyer (@LeaderHoyer) May 7, 2014
Congrats @HouseGOP & @DarrellIssa: you've successfully seized your McCarthy Moment. Unbelievable overreach in the House today. #McCarthyEra
— Rep. Steven Horsford (@RepHorsford) May 7, 2014
Cummings: Republicans took a significant step backwards..by voting to strip an American citizen of her Fifth Amendment rights.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 7, 2014