Chuck Hagel: “the time has arrived to put some accountability and common sense into one of the most out of control federal agencies in…”

“the time has arrived to put some accountability and common sense into one of the most out of control federal agencies in the Federal Government, the Internal Revenue Service. Over the past nine months we have heard volumes of testimony regarding the many problems associated with the Internal Revenue Service--lack of leadership, an unresponsive agency and abusive employees. But the most important issue that we must not forget is accountability. No one is being held accountable at the IRS. This must change. If federal agencies and their employees are not held accountable for their actions, we have lost control. The American people send billions and billions of dollars of their hard-earned money to Washington, D.C. each year in taxes, to fund a government that most Americans see as too big, too intrusive, and unaccountable. Congress is taking a good first step at bringing accountability to the IRS through the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act.”