David Thomas: “Mr. Speaker, I believe the gentleman from Texas (Judge Doggett) needs to know that provision has been ruled by the…”

“Mr. Speaker, I believe the gentleman from Texas (Judge Doggett) needs to know that provision has been ruled by the courts not to provide attorney/client privilege and that there was no new power granted under that language. And the gentleman from Texas (Judge Doggett) knows that when the courts rule, we try to be responsible in that regard. Former Speaker Tip O'Neill said, ``All politics is local.'' I had said that some areas of the code have not been examined in 20 years or more, and people deserve a day at least once every 20 years to try to correct the horrible, horrible condition of many areas of our economy under our current Tax Code. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 rac{1}{2} minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McIntyre) who wants to talk about ending a subsidy to a particular group of Americans, and this is the first time they have had their day in court in almost three-quarters of a century.”