On the recordApril 15, 2015
I want to thank the chairman; I want to thank the gentleman from Illinois for his comments; and I want to thank the gentleman from Georgia, my colleague from the other side. {time} 1500 Look, it is pretty simple. It is unacceptable for a government official to consider the political leanings of any taxpayer when conducting official business. If a federal employee engages in political targeting, that employee should be fired. It is that simple. With that, Mr. Speaker, I urge the Members to support H.R. 709 to prevent targeting of the IRS, a commonsense piece of legislation.
