Why did House Republicans vote to keep President Trump's tax returns secret ?

House Republicans voted en masse to block a resolution that would have forced Trump to turn his tax returns over to Congress on Monday night.
The measure was introduced by Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. Under a 1924 law, the Ways and Means Committee is empowered to examine tax returns. The committee could then decide to release them to the full Congress, effectively making them public.
Trump has broken with decades of precedent and refused to release his tax returns, citing an ongoing audit.

1.1 million people have signed an online petition calling for the returns to be released, and 74 percent of Americans in a January poll say Trump should now release his taxes.

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MasterLee · 56-60, M

Because it isn't required. Now obama should have had to show his real birth certificate though.

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

Birtherism ...... still ??

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@pezzza: lol still lol you funny

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@MasterLee: is that supposed to mean something ?

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@pezzza: Yes. Too bad you cannot understand. Lets talk hillary emails in the justice department.

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@MasterLee: How about we talk about what's happening now , and answering the question , instead of constantly deflecting. Sound like an idea ?

flossy · 41-45, F

What STILL amazes me is the very fact that Donald Trump supporters CANNOT answer a question without an assinine Clinton/Obama rebuttal. Answer the question. Unless you don't know he answer? In that case, perhaps you should keep quiet. You look like a fool. Individuals, in Europe, know more about your government than you. Sad!

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@pezzza: never got answers back then so stop deflecting.

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@freedomrider: Because we are still waiting on answers. They haven't answred so we will answer after we get ours.

MistyCee

@MasterLee: Think really hard about what you just said.

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@Misty71: That could be problematic.

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@Misty71: thinking hard......yep liberals never answered the questions we asked them...we should wait on them to answer before we even address the new questions.

MistyCee

@MasterLee: Thanks for trying. what about advancing your own agenda? Just out of curiosity, are you a Hannity guy, or more of an Alex Jones type?

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@Misty71: I don't have an agenda but love to watch the far left go through contortions. You are great entertainment.

MistyCee

@MasterLee: I see. Do you also like watching snuff videos and the like? What about watching that widow in pain the other night? Was that fun for you?

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@Misty71: not familiar with your watchlist so no

MistyCee

@MasterLee: I'll give you this: you have Trump's style down perfectly.

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@Misty71: Trump is a democrat, I do not feel he has much of a style. Feel free to contort.

MistyCee

@MasterLee: Nah, just scratching my head. Trump does sound like a Democrat at times, and rarely sounds like a classic conservative. That would scare me less, really, in a president. He really reminds me more of Huey P Long and Adolph Hitler mixed together with a shot of Morton Downey.

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@Misty71: Yes he would because of fear. So was obama more like mao or stalin to you?

MistyCee

@MasterLee: Both of those guys were far more effective than Obama.