Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1155, the Recovery of Stolen Checks Act. With the April 15 tax filing deadline right around the corner, we are reminded of the need to make the IRS more responsive to the American people. Unfortunately, the manner in which the IRS currently responds to stolen tax refund checks is truly insane. Right now, if someone has their refund check stolen out of the mail, the IRS will replace that stolen check by sending another one through the mail. It should surprise no one to learn that quite often that replacement check is also stolen out of the mail. There is no law keeping the IRS from sending a replacement check through a direct deposit to a bank. However, the IRS currently does not have procedures in place for a taxpayer to make such a request. This bill fixes that flaw. I wish to commend my Ways and Means Committee colleagues, Representatives Malliotakis, Kustoff, and Sewell, for their bipartisan leadership on this issue. In Representative Malliotakis' district alone, they have seen $3.8 million in IRS tax refund checks stolen. Taxpayers that are victims of this crime need to be made whole. They do not need to jump through more hoops or deal with the hassle of seeing their replacement refund checks stolen as well.…”