But Sen. James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma, who is expected to become the Armed Services committee’s next top Republican, has said he is disappointed the bill does not contain an outright prohibition on the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo to U.S. soil.
That is “something that I will ensure is corrected when this bill comes to the floor,” Inhofe said in additional views included with the report that accompanies the defense bill.
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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