Jerry Moran

I was very pleased to see the Congress address some of the uncertainty by passing legislation to repeal the costly and unprecedented 1099 tax reporting mandate in the new healthcare law.

Okay. What percentage of American individuals file their return with the assistance of a professional preparer?

A decision by the Congress to address our budget problem by cutting IRS funding would be akin to a private business attempting to address a spending shortfall by cutting its Accounts receivable department.

Mr. Chairman, thank you.

We believe that the President's request will allow the IRS to continue helping taxpayers meet their tax obligations.

Reducing funding for the IRS will almost surely increase the deficit, because the reduction in revenue collected by the IRS will exceed the reduction in funding.

The IRS's goal of improving services, making voluntary compliance easier, and enforcing the laws to ensure that everyone pays their fair share of taxes, is all laudable.

On Friday of last week, the U.S. Department of Labor released a dismal update on our Nation's economy. Not only did our Nation's unemployment rate rise to 9.1 percent, but the number of Americans looking for work increased to 14 million…

And then, what Chairman Durbin was talking about caused me to want to inquire about the security.

The IRS 1099 issue that Chairman Durbin just talked about, as I understand, your budget request included $23.3 million and 82 full-time employees attributed to that healthcare law's provisions.

Timeframe wise, for implementation of ACA, what happens incrementally between now and 2014, or, its full implementation?

Mr. Chairman, I think perhaps my last question is related to Nina E. Olson, the National Taxpayer Advocate's, testimony.

We need to get the country's economy moving again. Americans are struggling, and overly burdensome regulations and reporting requirements hamper the ability of our Nation's small businesses to grow their businesses and create jobs.

So, you would be requesting $190 million more in your appropriations request in your budget request, but for those savings?

This resolution is not as much about Libya as it is about us. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could control events around the world, determine the way that people see us and always accurately predict the consequences of our actions? But…

We must always bear in mind that we live in a world that wants more than anything to shine as brightly as the beacon of freedom and hope that we represent. We should always bear in mind that we have the privilege of representing and…

With regard to Libya, we don't know what the outcome is going to be in Libya. We do know that Muammar Qadhafi is a bad guy. He's not an ally. He's not even reliable in terms of working with us in any economic or foreign policy measure…

I support this en bloc amendment, but I would like to speak on behalf of one of the amendments included in it. I greatly thank the chairman and the ranking member for including it. This fall, 6,400 Department of Defense employees are…

Despite a slow recovery, despite millions suffering on the unemployment rolls, the Republican leadership has failed to bring a jobs bill to this floor during the first 100 days. Now we learn that one in name only is under consideration. It…

I think just to reinforce what both Senator Crapo and Senator Toomey said, this is an opportunity and a challenge in terms of getting this right.

On Thursday, in a speech on the Middle East, President Obama said: We believe the borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps so that secure and recognized borders are established for both…

I'm not satisfied that there are such a low number of CDFIs in the State of Kansas.

I have heard, from Kansas bankers, some frustration with the level of services provided by the SBA.

The American economy is facing many difficult challenges, and we need to get our country moving again.

I wanted to make certain that there is not an unnecessary delay in this consolidation.