Thirty-eight other lawmakers, including Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md., signed onto the letter.
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And unlike for other tax-exempt organizations, a high-level Treasury official must sign off on any audit of a church.
In their letter, the representatives asked for feedback from the IRS on whether it needs additional direction from Congress to enforce rules surrounding tax-exempt organizations and churches.
“You need to start here — give the agency a chance to clean up its mess,” he said. »