Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the underlying bill provides billions of dollars to the IRS to hire 87,000 additional auditors, yet more than 50 percent of the current IRS employees have yet to return to their offices or work sites. Here are the consequences: Four out of five phone calls from taxpayers go unanswered; 21 million returns have not been processed; refunds are taking 6 months or more. My motion would simply prohibit the IRS from using these billions of dollars to add 87,000 new employees prior to bringing 90 percent of their workforce back to the office. I would note that that 87,000 number is more than the combined employees at the Pentagon, the State Department, the FBI, and the Border Patrol agents combined. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired. The Senator from Michigan.”