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    Commentary: Republicans now want to investigate tax-exempt groups, just not their own

    by Kurt Bardella, Los Angeles Times Sep 16, 2023 2 minutes
    Jason Smith questions Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young during a House Committee on the Budget hearing on The President's Fiscal Year 2023 Budget in the Canon House Office Building in Washington, DC.

    “Americans don’t want to live in a nation where big government has the power to silence free speech.” These are the words of House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, who recently began an inquiry into tax-exempt philanthropic and advocacy organizations.

    I was surprised to see this effort from a Republican-led committee, since conservatives have often opposed government scrutiny of tax-exempt organizations and transparency in campaign finance systems. My

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