Charles Boustany

In recent years this Subcommittee has examined fraud, waste, and abuse in the execution of existing programs, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit.

I think we need to send a strong signal to the Chinese to reach that level of ambition on ITA.

We currently have eight--eight--that are waiting and have been waiting over a year--eight facilities waiting over a year for approval from the Department of Energy. That is before they go through the expensive FERC process. This is why we…

I would just simply submit that history is a nice guide, but we are in a much more complex negotiating environment with many very difficult 21st century issues.

American leadership is in demand more so than ever before to get this done.

$220 billion over 10 years is significant; and this is just one piece in a budget problem that we have.

This is not what you would do to stimulate economic growth.

The Oversight Subcommittee of Ways and Means has had multiple hearings looking at improper payments in various areas of the Tax Code.

We know from experience where this story leads, and it does not end well for the American taxpayers.

What is increasingly clear is that even if this system works as intended, there is a potential nightmare scenario developing for the 2015 tax filing season.

As with many other problems - from stimulus to healthcare.gov--the Administration prefers to spend taxpayer dollars first and ask questions later. The White House took a poorly written law and implemented it incompetently. At the end of…

Your actions have made an impact in the lives of children, and what we want to do is take it to that next step.

There are a lot of hard-working people at the IRS. They do their jobs day in and day out.

The committee's investigation of targeting has yielded a number of insights into operations during that timeframe of the Exempt Organizations Division.

Congress can help us on both refund fraud and EITC by enacting several proposals in this year's budget for the IRS.

The agency is obligated to spend its nearly $12 billion budget wisely.

I am concerned about the agency's ability to effectively deter waste, fraud, and identity theft.

The IRS has a long way to go in restoring public trust after the unprecedented targeting scandal.

It is widely acknowledged, and we agree that a key economic policy is moving forward on trade.

I would, first off, mention that the regulation does not mention donors. Secondly, I would like to point out that the ACLU itself said these requirements ``will pose insurmountable compliance issues that go beyond practicality and raise…

In the Nation Magazine, Nan Aron of the liberal judicial lobby, the Alliance for Justice, writes: 501(c)(4)'s are made up of over 86,000 mostly small organizations nationwide that are active participants in civic life. They were not…

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor), the majority leader of the House.

As dean of the Louisiana delegation, I would like to welcome Louisiana's newest Congressman, Vance McAllister, of the Fifth Congressional District. Vance is a resident of Swartz, Louisiana, and has been married for 15 years to Kelly. They…

I am certainly aware of the problems attendant with this law.

The trust with the American people has been broken.