Political Quotes

“Our friend, the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Moran], left the House with impression that the Department of Defense would be operating the tax systems modernization program. That is not correct. What we are asking the Department of Defense to do is merely write the contract for putting together tax systems modernization. In no way, shape, or form would we have the Department of Defense involved in tax collection. That just does not make sense. We would not do it. This is a very complex system that has to be developed. We were trying to keep from reinventing the wheel. We looked at the various government agencies that have expertise with writing big contracts, and the Department of Defense rose to the top. Basically, DOD would be hired to only write the contract. The management of TSM would be retained at all times within the IRS. Additionally, as the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Hoyer] said, and I agree, there are not any major political disagreements in this bill as it relates to ideologies between parties. We do have a difference of opinion on what the bill will or will not do. I personally do not feel funding levels in this bill will jeopardize our tax collecting capabilities.”