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Amory Houghton: “The theme of this bill, and I, of course, support it, is to improve the IRS. ... The IRS then later realizes its…”

On the recordJune 18, 2003
The theme of this bill, and I, of course, support it, is to improve the IRS. ... The IRS then later realizes its mistake, but it is unable to restore the IRA balance.
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Amory Houghton
Republican · New York

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Discussing the need for IRS reform and examples of unfair penalties for taxpayers.

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