Frank Lautenberg: “We cannot be dissuaded from our mission that is to protect the well-being of our families.”

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

I remain concerned about the Department's fiscal year 2014 budget proposal to once again attempt to consolidate preparedness grants into one national program.

The IRS must be funded at a level that enables it to provide necessary taxpayer assistance and to enforce the laws.

Republicans in the Congress continue to call for even deeper budget cuts--despite clear evidence that the austerity agenda they have championed has slowed the pace of job growth and needlessly increased the suffering of children, seniors…