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Jack Kingston: “This is not Republican propaganda. This is an actual newspaper headline. The Washington Times, a well-respected…”

On the recordOctober 8, 1997
This is not Republican propaganda. This is an actual newspaper headline. The Washington Times, a well-respected newspaper. The headline of it, Tuesday, September 30, 1997, ``White House Champions The IRS. President opposes citizen oversight.'' I will read the gentleman the first paragraph. ``The White House yesterday came to the defense of the embattled IRS, vowing to vigorously oppose congressional efforts to create a citizen oversight board to protect Americans from agency abuses.''
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Jack Kingston
Georgia
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Discussing a Washington Times article on the IRS and citizen oversight during a congressional debate.

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