I also rise in opposition to this amendment. The only difference here, Mr. Chairman, is that we are not attacking the IRS. Now we are attacking the Financial Services Subcommittee. The fact of life is that this committee took the biggest…

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to House Resolution 661, the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Massie) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair…

I get tired of saying this, but it has to be said. I realize that the other side's desire is to bring the IRS down to nothing. It is a constitutional question. We have the power to collect taxes. One would argue that we must have a…

The gentleman says that the IRS has too much money. I haven't done the math totally, but I think if we were to accept every amendment that will come up in the next couple of days against the IRS, we would not only reach zero on the budget…

The good news is that the whole bill is not on the IRS, so, eventually, we will move on to something else, and we won't see any more of these attacks. The IRS has already been cut overall by $341 million from last year's funding level…

With all due to respect to my colleague, I rise in opposition to this amendment. Mr. Chairman, when the bill was being written, I recall going to the sponsors of this bill both here and the Senate and saying make sure that this agency is…

This amendment is completely irresponsible and unnecessary. My colleague may be angry at the Internal Revenue Service, but defunding the very entities that would supply the information he is requesting is not going to get him that…

My early math tells me that, if the amendments that we just passed stick in conference, we have already cut $1.154 billion from enforcement. Those are the folks who are going to collect taxes from people who don't want to pay taxes. I…

I am saddened to have to rise in opposition to this legislation today. As a long-time appropriator, I remember the days when we were always able to come together to determine the funding levels for our government in a bipartisan manner and…

The gentleman mentioned baseball. I would like to remind folks that we are so committed and dedicated to our job that we are not watching the Home Run Derby right now. With the way we treat Washington, D.C., you would think we were members…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

May I inquire as to how much time remains on both sides. The CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has 16 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Florida has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining.