WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA), an American-based nonprofit that has been under investigation by the Ways and Means Committee for its affiliation with Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), an organization with suspected ties to terrorism, recently filed a lawsuit against IRW in the Southern District of New York regarding its attempts to sever their relationship with them. IRUSA's lawsuit cites the Committee's multiple referrals to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for investigation of its tax-exempt status. IRW is an organization with connections to terrorist entities, including Hamas, and a history of antisemitic behavior.
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