Even though Democrats contend that progressive groups were also the target in the Internal Revenue Service tax status probes, the Treasury Department's inspector general has revealed only six progressive groups were targeted by the IRS as opposed to 292 tea party groups that received extra scrutiny.

The inspector general's report also revealed that while 100 percent of tea party groups seeking special tax status were put under review, only 30 percent of progressive groups were put under review.

We should not underestimate the Iranian influence and presence in the Western Hemisphere, Ros-Lehtinen said in a statement. We cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that many individuals have been sanctioned, indicted, and prosecuted due to their involvement with the Iranian regime, or its proxy Hezbollah, in this region of the world.

On Wednesday, former Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico, who sought the Republican presidential nomination and eventually became the Libertarian presidential nominee in 2012, weighed in on the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling against the Defense of Marriage Act and insisted this would spur his efforts to support same-sex marriage in both Arizona and Florida.