WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Rick Scott issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Rick Scott called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/services/files/63AEDB9F-B2D8-42B5-AB8B-22B7DC9F25D4) to strip tax-exempt status from CodePink, a supposed-501(c)(3) educational organization, citing substantial lobbying and foreign actors attempting influence and undermine U.S. interests using CodePink through the leftist group.

In the letter to IRS CEO Frank Bisignano, Senator Scott cited the CodePink's recent trip to Cuba, an American adversary, where they stayed in luxury hotels and praised the evil, communist Castro/Dias-Canel regime. CodePink is also currently under investigation for potentially viola...