{"id":35982,"date":"2013-06-05T01:32:01","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T05:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=35982"},"modified":"2013-06-05T10:07:50","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T14:07:50","slug":"pro-life-advocate-testifies-about-irs-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-life-advocate-testifies-about-irs-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-life advocate testifies about IRS discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Tuesday, the founder of Coalition for Life of Iowa testified before the House Ways and Means Committee.<\/p>\n

According to the Thomas More Society<\/a>, Susan Martinek testified about the IRS discrimination against her organization so that it \u201cmay not happen to others.\u201d Tom Brejcha, president and chief counsel of the Thomas More Society, acted as counsel for Martinek at the hearing.<\/p>\n

According to Brejcha, \u201cCoalition for Life of Iowa\u2019s testimony today, coupled with the many other pro-life organizations we\u2019ve represented against the IRS, make it undisputedly clear that pro-life organizations were systematically treated in an unfair and biased manner by the IRS.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her testimony, Martinek noted how her organization were told they had to assure the IRS, via a signed declaration, that they would not picket Planned Parenthood. If the organization signed the declaration, they would receive their determination letter from the IRS.<\/p>\n

According to the Thomas More Center, New York Representative Charles Rangel, a liberal Democrat, spoke of a \u201ccancer\u201d inside the IRS.<\/p>\n

Tea Party advocates and the chairman of the National Organization for Marriage also delivered testimony.<\/p>\n

You can read Susan Martinek\u2019s testimony here<\/a> or watch it below.<\/p>\n