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James Traficant: the IRS says, do not change the law. Taxpayers should remain guilty in a civil tax case. Unbelievable. Let me remind…

On the recordMarch 10, 1998
the IRS says, do not change the law. Taxpayers should remain guilty in a civil tax case. Unbelievable. Let me remind Members of the recent testimony of an IRS employee before the other body about IRS reform. She demanded that she be behind a screen to hide her identity and she said she must have a voice scrambler to disguise her voice. I want to quote what she said, Mr. Speaker. ``I am afraid. I am afraid of retaliation by the Internal Revenue Service'' that she worked for. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. No American should fear their government, and let me say this to Congress. There can be no true substantive reform of the Internal Revenue Service without shifting the burden of proof to the government in a civil tax case. We know it, the IRS knows it, I know it, and by God, the American people know it, and the American people demand it.

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Addressing the need for reform in the Internal Revenue Service and taxpayer rights.

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