Scott Peters Refuses to Condemn Lois Lerner

Democrats Vote Against Getting Answers And Holding the IRS Accountable

WASHINGTON – House Democrats aren’t just stonewalling the investigation into Benghazi, they also continue to hinder the investigation into the IRS. With today’s vote, Scott Peters, Nancy Pelosi, and their Democrat allies attempted to hide the truth and prevent Lois Lerner from being held accountable.

Rep. Scott Peters and his Democratic colleagues came to Lois Lerner’s aid and voted against holding Lerner in contempt after she has repeatedly refused to answer questions from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the IRS targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny. His vote against this legislation suggests he supports the IRS’ effort to target tax-exempt conservative groups based on their political beliefs.

“Scott Peters’ vote solidifies the fact that he has become a Washington insider and is out of touch with California voters,” said NRCC Communications Director Andrea Bozek. “Instead of demanding answers and holding the IRS accountable, Peters is helping the Administration cover-up a scandal in hopes of political support for his re-election.”

FYI, a similar version of this release below went out to the following districts: Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09), John Garamendi (CA-03), Ami Bera (CA-07), Jim Costa (CA-16),  Lois Capps (CA-24), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Raul Ruiz (CA-36), Jim Himes (CT-04), Elizabeth Esty (CT-05), Alan Grayson (FL-09), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fl-23), Joe Garcia (FL-26), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Bill Foster (IL-11), Bill Enyart (IL-11), Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Dave Loebsack (IA-02), John Tierney (MA-06), Bill Keating (MA-09), Tim Walz (MN-01), Rick Nolan (MN-08), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01), Annie Kuster (NH-02), Tim Bishop (NY-01), Steve Israel (NY-03), Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), Dan Maffei (NY-24), Louise Slaughter (NY-25), Pete Gallego (TX-23), and Suzan DelBene (WA-01).

Democrats Vote Against Getting Answers and Holding the IRS Accountable.

(H.Res. 574, Roll Call Vote 203, 5/7/2014)