James Traficant: “Penny Stellmacher made $25,000 a year working for a cable company. Penny got married in 1984. Mr. Speaker, check this…”

“Penny Stellmacher made $25,000 a year working for a cable company. Penny got married in 1984. Mr. Speaker, check this out: Penny started filing joint tax returns with her husband. Penny never failed to file, she always paid her taxes with her husband, and suddenly one day the IRS came in, seized her assets, went to the bank, took their bank account, took their paychecks because they said Penny owed $100,000. Mr. Speaker, the IRS never thought to check that maybe she got married. The IRS says, ``Penny, you're guilty. Now, you prove to us you paid your taxes. You owe $100,000.'' Unbelievable, Congress. H.R. 3261, Discharge Petition No. 12, says it right straightforward: In America you are innocent until you are proven guilty and if it is good enough for the serial killer, Son of Sam, it is good enough for Penny Stellmacher and mom and dad. Think about it. Discharge Petition No. 12. You are innocent until proven guilty. When did we get the Gestapo over here, folks?”