Frank Lautenberg: “A former high-ranking EPA official... said, 'costs thousands of lives.'”

Identity theft is a serious and growing problem in the United States and a daunting challenge for the IRS.

I believe it is time for this subcommittee and others to give serious thought to the way the IRS is funded.

Do you consider IRS's current strategy for dealing with identity theft and refund fraud to be adequate? No.

I thank the chairman for making this clarification. I agree completely with my colleagues concerning the need for section 3004. Could the language in section 3004 about inclusion of specific project recommendations and feasibility studies…