06/17/2009
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"Unless the U.S. Government already knows the names of specific taxpayers, the Swiss treaty generally cannot be used to get information in Switzerland about a U.S. person."
"We are going to do everything we can to take away that ill-begotten gain because that is the way we view it."
"In sum, the Swiss Government has not provided any records sought under the Treaty Request, and it is not clear when, if ever, it will."
"And would welcome the tools that we have in our bill?"