Senate sources: Acting IRS commissioner is toast

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Acting IRS Commissioner Steven T. Miller is unlikely to ever be confirmed for the job, the result of a broadening political scandal decried by Democrats and Republicans, according to several Senate sources.

“Confirmation of any nominee will be premature until there is a complete investigation of the administration’s targeting of American citizens due to their political beliefs,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told Secrets. “Congress must hold hearings, and the administration must answer to the American people who they targeted using these dirty, Chicago-style tactics.”

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