Angie Craig: “the Senator who is just leaving the floor needs to know that $34 or $33 million represents about 30 cents a letter. I…”

“the Senator who is just leaving the floor needs to know that $34 or $33 million represents about 30 cents a letter. I think both he and I wish we could send out any kind of campaign solicitation for 33 cents or 30 cents a letter. It seems to be a pretty efficient operation to me. But here is what the IRS is saying today. Even though the Senator from New York is talking politics, the IRS is talking fraud. The IRS is talking scam. The IRS is trying to warn the American taxpayer, who may or may not receive a rebate check, that they better beware that there is somebody out there who wants to take $14 or $15 or $20 of their money. Let me refer to a scam operation known as Revenue Resource Center in Boca Raton, FL. Send in your check for $12.95 and an extra $2, and we will calculate for you what your rebate is going to be. The IRS is already going to calculate for you what your rebate is going to be. The Senator from New York knows that. What the Senator ought to be saying is: Bravo, IRS, you may be stopping a multi- multimillion-dollar scam operation. The IRS has identified scams in four other States: in Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Oklahoma, and they are anticipating there will be a good many others before this is over with. What does the IRS do in its letter? Not only does it say the Congress and the President provided this, on an effort on their part, but it says here is how the calculation was made. If you have a question, make a phone call.…”