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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room101 · 51-55, M

I started a new job two weeks ago. The CEO is an old friend of mine and he gave me the post. The thing is, he’s only been working for the company for six weeks and has no experience in this type of organisation. What further complicates my situation is that all of the other directors and executives have all been there quite a long time and are a little concerned that that the company is run properly and correctly by people who actually know what they are doing.

And so, in order to show these other directors and executives that I was the right man for the job, I had to attend an interview before my appointment was fully confirmed.

During this interview, I was asked a number of times if I had any connections with, any relationships with and any dealings with, our competitors. I answered in the negative every time I was asked one of these questions.

The problem is, I actually have had relationships, connections and dealings with our competitors and, somebody has now found out.

What should I do?