Angie Craig: “before I discuss these three amendments en bloc, let me say, as so many of us have on the floor over the last several…”

“before I discuss these three amendments en bloc, let me say, as so many of us have on the floor over the last several days, how proud we are of Senator Bill Roth for the very statesmanlike approach he has taken toward major reform of the Internal Revenue Service. His committee, the Finance Committee of this Senate, and the hearings he has held with the full participation of Democrats and Republicans alike in most instances, is producing the first significant reform in the IRS in its history in well over 200 years. We are reversing a trend that over 200 years progressively took away from the average citizen, the taxpayer, more and more of their rights as individuals, their personal power upon themselves, and their own financing. So what we do here today and what we have been doing for several days is phenomenally significant. I am tremendously proud of our chairman, Bill Roth, and the statesmanlike approach he has taken. Let me also say that the leadership of our majority leader, Trent Lott, has also helped to cause this to happen. He has supported our chairman and insisted that we move this along in a timely fashion. Of course, I am pleased that the American public is supportive of what we are doing. They know more than anyone else the importance of the reforms that we are debating.”