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kentuck

(111,110 posts) Wed May 15, 2013, 07:07 PM May 2013

Does the President appoint the next Commissioner of IRS ?

And do they have to be approved by Congress?

Would the Republicans hold up the nomination if they don't get someone that is friendly to the games played by the Tea Party and the Republicans?

Will they be able to find someone to fix the IRS?

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Does the President appoint the next Commissioner of IRS ? (Original Post) kentuck May 2013 OP

1) yes. 2) yes. 3) yes. 4)who the hell knows. n/t Tx4obama May 2013 #1

Anybody who has been nominated and installed by Obama actually is the zbdent May 2013 #2

Tx4obama

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1. 1) yes. 2) yes. 3) yes. 4)who the hell knows. n/t

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Wed May 15, 2013, 07:08 PM

May 2013

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

2. Anybody who has been nominated and installed by Obama actually is the

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed May 15, 2013, 07:40 PM

May 2013

responsibility of Republicans ...

When you consider that they have had the power to stop ALL nominations by filibuster.

Anybody they didn't want, got filibustered. Anybody that they approved didn't get filibustered, but didn't get a Repug vote.

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