You have our commitment on a bipartisan basis to do everything that we can to stand up for you.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

I think most Americans, if not all Americans, who read those stories about the IRS, as well as the U.S. attorney and federal judges who have the ability to seize Americans' bank assets for no legitimate reason, all the while never charging…

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.

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