But with the high-level opposition of figures such as Boehner, the bill is unlikely to make it to the floor.
Lobbyists opposed to the bill said on Tuesday that they were confident it would not make it to the House floor and that they hadn’t exactly planned a flurry of meetings aimed at keeping it off the agenda. The substantive concern, aired last week by Boehner, and procedural obstacles — revenue raisers must originate in the House — should be enough to keep it off the House calendar, lobbyists said.
Lois Lerner, director of exempt organizations for the IRS, arrives for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the investigation of the IRS' targeting of political groups. Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment right to not testify and caused a protest from some committee members when she offered an opening statement and engaged in dialogue with members before invoking the right.
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