I know that all House Members are committed to ensuring the areas of the Midwest that were hit with monumental floods...

So if any individual, including but not limited to the president, uses as a justification for not turning over a tax return to the public or releasing it, using the fact that that taxpayer may be under audit, there is no IRS rule or…

Is there any reason for you to believe that the Ways and Means Committee would not have a legitimate interest in monitoring the auditing and the enforcement of the law with respect to a sitting president?

But unfortunately, once again the administration has put forward a woefully underfunded budget request that fails agricultural communities...

As chairman, I am intensely focused on rural development.

That was one of the most exciting innovations in dealing within the IRS over the last decade.

Is it not true that the Ways and Means Committee does have oversight of the administration of your agency, and that it would be legitimate grounds to request the tax return of a president or an individual, particularly with respect to…

You think those people would be sufficient to address the, as you say, $406 billion in the tax gap?

You are not asking for the sufficient resources.

It seems like you would prioritize that.

Unfortunately, the fiscal year 2020 budget request... continues to deprioritize Enforcement and Taxpayer Services.

I hope the irony of making decisions about data-driven agencies without data is not lost on anyone.