Companion legislation has yet to advance in the Senate and the White House has promised a veto of the House bill for numerous reasons, including a provision that would block the Internal Revenue Service from enforcing the mandate on individuals to buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The measure is one of the more obscure of the 12 annual spending bills funding the Treasury Department, the IRS, White House staff and operations, and the Securities and Exchange Commission's regulation of the financial sector. Republicans are furious at the agency over allegations it targeted tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status and has lost emails from the government account of former agency official Lois Lerner, who was formerly in charge of the IRS section responsible for scrutinizing such requests.
Reported by SeattlePI.com 2 hours ago.
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