Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4994. This legislation contains provisions that will make tax season a little easier for many American families; and, therefore, it's worthy of my support. There are some good, bipartisan ideas in this bill. For example, it makes sense to shield employees from burdensome paperwork requirements when they use their employer-provided cell phones to call their spouses to see if they need to pick up milk on the way home. Our colleague from Texas, Sam Johnson, introduced that legislation and at last count it has over 200 cosponsors from both parties. This bill also includes bipartisan legislation that Chairman Lewis and I introduced to make it easier for taxpayers to enter into offers and compromise with the IRS. {time} 1300 I am glad that our legislation was included in the bill, and I appreciate Chairman Lewis reaching out to me in a bipartisan manner to find ways to make it easier for taxpayers and the IRS to resolve their disputes amicably. This bill instructs the IRS to notify taxpayers when it discovers evidence that those taxpayers might be victims of identity theft. For example, when criminals attempt to claim tax refunds in the name of a law-abiding taxpayer, amazingly the IRS does not currently notify taxpayers when it discovers suspicious activity conducted in their names. And this bill includes a study on whether the IRS can provide tax refunds on debit cards.…”