Joe Crowley

I thought it was an interesting question what my colleague asked...

But that power must be measured and used appropriately to get to criminals and not trap innocent American citizens.

So the audit is continuing? In other words, the IRS continues to audit you----

I think the big distinction then, Commissioner, would be whether it was the prosecutor or the IRS agent, agent of the IRS who was making that innuendo, which is, I think, a very valid point.

Like many of my constituents, I read with disgust and shock the stories reporting the IRS rehired a number of former employees who had troubling work records during their previous stint at the IRS.

And you are not receiving any interest, nor is the company receiving interest, on the money they are holding from you right now?

This isn't the way this is supposed to be.

You have our assurance that we are going to do everything that we can to make sure that this is something that we put a stop to.

It is this committee's job on a bipartisan basis to expose abuse of the Federal Government.

Firstly, let me say that I have great empathy for all of you and what you have gone through.

I appreciate the response by the Commissioner. But I do think that more investigation of this is warranted.

I do hope that that policy, as you said, is effective. And if not, I think the Congress will continue, we will continue to have oversight regardless.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I heard my friend, the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Black), as she was finishing her remarks and leaving, she said--I somewhat quote--she hopes this repeal of the ACA will, once and for…

The Earned Income Tax Credit for those working families is going to be helpful.

The dependent care credit for those who have kids and want good daycare... that is critical.

This is going to help you launch because you will get good child care if the two of you are going to work.

Your proposal, the President's proposal, for an expanded child credit for working families who have kids... that is going to help.

I thank my friend from Rochester for yielding me this time. Madam Speaker, if at first you don't succeed, try again. That is clearly what my Republican colleagues are doing this morning. The bill Republicans initially attempted to bring to…

I think my Republican colleagues take the American people for fools. Madam Chair, I lost too many constituents and friends on 9/11. I lost people who I loved on 9/11. And in the years since then, New York City has been the focus of…

I thank the gentlelady. I now yield to the gentleman from the Bronx, Mr. Serrano. (Mr. SERRANO asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Rochester, New York, Louise Slaughter.

I thank the gentleman for his comments on Governor Cuomo. I now yield to my colleague and friend from the upstate region, Mr. Paul Tonko, who also served in the State assembly while Mario Cuomo was Governor.

I thank the gentlelady from Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. I now yield to the gentlelady from Queens and Manhattan and Brooklyn, Mrs. Carolyn Maloney.

I now yield to the gentleman from Queens and part of Nassau, Mr. Meeks.

I thank my good friend. I now yield to the gentleman from Buffalo, New York (Mr. Higgins). Mario Cuomo was known all over New York State, obviously, as the Governor, but my colleague Brian Higgins knew him well.