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Eleanor Holmes Norton: I wanted to emphasize that the IRS already has special procedures to recover taxes from its own employees, and I commend…

On the recordApril 15, 2013
I wanted to emphasize that the IRS already has special procedures to recover taxes from its own employees, and I commend the IRS for that, including, by the way, being able to garnish their wages up to 15 percent and even to take disciplinary actions. Why would we need anything further, particularly at this moment in time, against our Federal employees who have endured so much? I thank the gentleman for yielding.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Apr 15, 2013

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