Frank Lautenberg: “Forgive the break in the routine, but you were correct, obviously, in an observation that so many of us have experienced…”

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

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

I am concerned that with our budget difficulties we will continue to see declining budgets for Defense Nuclear Non-Proliferation activities in favor of Weapons Activities.

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