Bob Kerrey: “as long as we are in session, I will come to the floor, and I hope those on the other side of the aisle will look at…”

“as long as we are in session, I will come to the floor, and I hope those on the other side of the aisle will look at this bill. The Senate did confirm Charles Rossotti to be the new Commissioner of the IRS. There is a lot in this bill. If you look at it, you would say, my gosh, I'm surprised that we don't already do this. It gives the Commissioner the authority to hire, fire, move people around, and to provide marketplace incentives. It has a public oversight board, as well as increased oversight on our side. It has significant changes in here that give the public more information on the basis of audits. I appreciate very much the fine work that Chairman Roth has done in the 3 days of hearings. We took a look at some additional things. But this Commissioner is going to be expected to manage a 110,000-person agency through a very difficult filing season this year, next year, and the year after. This bill addresses many, if not most, of the problems that have been identified by your citizens at home. I hope that during the next couple of days--this bill began as bipartisan. Congressman Portman, Representative from Ohio, and I; chief sponsors on this side in the Senate, Senator Grassley, and I--I hope my Republican colleagues will take a look at this bill. There is a lot more that can be done. There is no question about that. But there is also no question that when we give Mr.…”