I know my colleagues share these concerns, and we will likely be discussing that today.

We owe that to Kipp Saile and all the victims of identity theft, and to all American taxpayers who pay their bills properly and on time.

That is a pretty good return on your investment.

I commend them for that. I am pleased that the administration has included several significant tax fraud prevention proposals in its fiscal year 2014 budget.

We need tougher controls on access to private information, but it needs to be done efficiently without adding more paperwork to the process.

What happened in Tampa is that street crime has suddenly dropped because the criminals are using a laptop instead of a crowbar.

That is unacceptable. The IRS needs to step it up and improve the way it handles tax ID theft once cases are identified.

I will be asking for an update on the status of this.

I think the testimony today has brought out parts of it.

We need to cut through the red tape and ensure this information gets to the IRS quickly.

Indeed, the Hardest Hit Fund was to help those people stay in their homes who had lost their jobs.