Harold Volkmer said "I believe it is time for Members of this House to stand up to intimidation. A letter has been sent from the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, Mr. Archer, to the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Ms. Richardson, intimating that she should not continue with the audit of the two courses that were given in Georgia on which the Speaker was a party. They were at the Reinhardt College and the Keenesaw State University. These audits that are ongoing are legitimate audits of a not-for-profit foundation that was possibly used for political purposes. Yet Mr. Archer has written to the Commissioner asking her not to continue with the audits. That is intimidation. Never, I have been here 20 years, I have never known a chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means ever try to intimidate an IRS commissioner." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 5, 1996

I believe it is time for Members of this House to stand up to intimidation. A letter has been sent from the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, Mr. Archer, to the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Ms. Richardson, intimating that she should not continue with the audit of the two courses that were given in Georgia on which the Speaker was a party. They were at the Reinhardt College and the Keenesaw State University. These audits that are ongoing are legitimate audits of a not-for-profit foundation that was possibly used for political purposes. Yet Mr. Archer has written to the Commissioner asking her not to continue with the audits. That is intimidation. Never, I have been here 20 years, I have never known a chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means ever try to intimidate an IRS commissioner.

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Harold Volkmer

Democratic · Missouri

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about intimidation related to IRS audits during a House floor speech.

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