House panel to vote Thursday whether to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt . `` New IRS documents identified by the committee raise disturbing concerns about your possibly motivations for opposing this investigation and unwillingness to lend your support to efforts to obtain the testimony of former IRS exempt Organizations Director Lois G Lerner , '' Issa wrote to Cummings . Republican Darrell Issa of California is chairman of the House Oversight Committee . The committee voted along party lines on a motion by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) that would hold Lerner in contempt. Sen. Joseph McCarthy 's anti-communism efforts are seen as a dark page in U.S. history .
House panel to vote Thursday whether to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt . Republican Darrell Issa of California is chairman of the House Oversight Committee . The committee voted along party lines on a motion by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) that would hold Lerner in contempt. Sen. Joseph McCarthy 's anti-communism efforts are seen as a dark page in U.S. history .