"We do not make this request lightly, " the senators wrote in a letter to Clement.

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"The IRS should already possess the authority to issue immediate guidance on this matter, " the Senators wrote.

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"We find it unfathomable that BP would pay out a dividend to shareholders before the total cost of BP's oil spill cleanup is estimated, " the senators wrote in a letter to the company.

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The three US senators also wrote to the head of Sony Pictures Entertainment shortly before Christmas saying the film was "inaccurate".

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Speaking of which, Mr. Levin is one of those Senators who wrote the IRS demanding that it inspect the tax-exempt status of Americans for Tax Reform, the Club for Growth and other groups that are his ideological opponents.

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As Rogin wrote, many of the senators let Morsi know that if he believes the criticisms of his comments were due to the Jews in the media, then that statement was potentially even more offensive than his other slurs from 2010.

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Senators Hutchison and Cornyn wrote to the Obama Administration earlier this month.

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Gipson and three other senators also wrote to Cuomo in February raising questions about the seismology study included in DEC's environmental impact review, saying the study's leader had industry ties.

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Two years ago, when he was on the stand to become Attorney General, he calmly deflected questions from senators who wanted to know about a memo he wrote as White House counsel that narrowly defined torture.

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