"I appreciate where you point out where IRS can do better and where it is doing the best it can."
"I don't think there is any doubt that, at least in this House--and I got to believe our colleagues in the Senate would agree--that it really is time, as Mr. Bertoni said, for CMS to catch up and remov..."
"I can't find any reason why I should be asked to pay for your health care when you can afford it."
"the gap between what the Social Security Administration needs to serve the American public and the resources actually appropriated by Congress was the biggest, the gap was the biggest it had been in 2..."
"Six out of ten seniors who get Social Security rely on Social Security for a majority of their income."
"Social Security, even through the worst recession since the Great Depression, is a program that people have grown to rely upon and can trust."
"This is what I love about hearings. When we actually can have this kind of a discussion, this is what I think the public would love to hear."
"Over 77 years now, through 13 recessions, Social Security has added not one penny to our deficit or to our debt."
"I hope we do. I hope we have the IRS here. I believe that the more we do to examine this sector, the better off those that are doing phenomenal work will be able to have contributions made by American..."
"The Internal Revenue Service does a lot with a little, processing 140 million tax returns in the span of just a few months while combating fraud and enforcing our tax laws."
"Congress needs to do its part too by providing adequate resources and enacting legislation that strikes the right balance between efficiently processing returns and preventing fraud."