Brenda Lawrence actually said...

"Since 2010, the actions of the congressional Republicans have drastically reduced both the IRS budget and your workforce."

"If you're having an increasing number of tax returns with significant budget reductions, who in here is going to tell me that the IRS has any chance of being effective?"

"So there's no question a cut in resources, in the terms of human relations and employees, will affect the length of time and the ability of taxpayers to receive assistance."

"This seatbelt rule could have saved some of their lives."