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More than 80 RSC Members submit comment opposing IRS’ proposed rule stifling free speech

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Washington, Feb 27 | comments
Republican Study Committee Chairman Steve Scalise and 80 other RSC Members today submitted a public comment to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding its proposed rule to limit the free speech of certain organizations.
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Washington, D.C. – Republican Study Committee Chairman Steve Scalise and 80 other RSC Members today submitted a public comment to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding its proposed rule to limit the free speech of certain organizations.

“Only after it was revealed that the IRS actively stalled the applications of hundreds of groups that sought 501(c)(4) status, did this hurried and overly-restrictive rule get proposed under the guise of providing clarity to the public and the IRS,” write the members in the letter.  “The correct, measured response would have been to ensure that the backlog of 501(c)(4) applications was appropriately reviewed and processed in a timely manner, free of the disgraceful partisan political interference that has come to light.  Rescinding the First Amendment rights of 501(c)(4) organizations fails to address the problem and reveals a pattern of politically motivated abuse of power. For these reasons, we respectfully request that this proposed Rule be abandoned.”

More than 116,000 public comments have been submitted to the Administration regarding their proposed rule. The full public comment and a list of signing members can be found here. 

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