Mike Crapo

It would be profoundly misguided for the Biden administration to throw the State-based insurance regulatory regime out in pursuit of its climate agenda.

The administration's proposals to increase spending, hit Americans with higher taxes, and strangle the economy with regulations and red tape is not a path to prosperity.

The administration's proposals to increase spending that hit Americans with higher taxes and strangle the economy with regulations and red tape are not a path to prosperity.

Such high debt is risky, especially in the current high-inflation environment.

I am determined to solve this crisis, which is why I am proud to lead critical legislation, along with my colleagues Senator Cantwell, Chairman Wyden, and Senator Portman, called the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Improvement Act (S. 1136).

Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted--and exacerbated--the mental and behavioral health challenges we continue to confront.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

While there is no silver bullet here, I am confident we can tackle all of these challenges while upholding core principles of fiscal responsibility and program integrity.

As the Nation's largest payer of mental health and substance abuse disorder services, Medicaid must support rather than subvert State efforts to serve communities in need.

We cannot discount the impact of stigma on preventing those in need of treatment from receiving care.

Ensuring access to high-quality mental health services has been and must continue to be a priority.

This proposal to literally increase the IRS's ability to, in my opinion, violate the privacy...

It is also important to understand how much additional funding the IRS can efficiently use.

We do not know the details of what happened here yet or not, but this information today is very relevant.

I think that people have a right to privacy of their data.

I think that we need to get much deeper into that.

I am concerned about the implications of many of the President's budget proposals, including requiring additional and highly burdensome information reporting.

This proposal will carry with it a significant amount of privacy concerns, in my opinion.

I look forward to hearing about how the IRS would spend the $1.2 billion in additional funding in fiscal year 2022.

It is safe to say that we all support efforts to administer our Nation's tax laws and collect taxes that are legally due.

That article strongly suggests that the taxpayer information described therein originated from within the IRS, which, if true, constitutes a serious breach of privacy and is a criminal violation of our tax laws.

I recently joined my Senate Finance Committee Republican colleagues in sending a letter to the Inspector General for Tax Administration regarding the June 8, 2021, ProPublica article titled, 'The Secret IRS Files: Trove of…

It is somewhat surprising for the administration to request outsized and mandatory funding for the IRS while at the same time not complying with basic transparency and accountability responsibilities.

I think Americans are fed up with it.

I completely agree that we need to make sure that those who fail to pay taxes due are identified and are forced to pay the tax that they owe, and pay the necessary penalties for tax avoidance.