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We must pledge to work together to make sure that this type of breach does not happen again.

I pointed out that with the increased sophistication of those involved in taxpayer ID theft, it looked to me like the work of organized crime.

a key legislative request, among others in the budget, is a proposal to accelerate information return filing dates generally to January 31st of the year following the year for which the information is being reported.

In my view, it's fair to say that once again, this conduct fits the definition of organized crime.

It is my hope that our hearing today will set aside once again the politics of these issues and focus on bipartisan, fresh ideas

What does this committee need to do--because you have heard Chairman Hatch and I indicate we want to work with you on a bipartisan basis to address this.

To protect taxpayers from this onslaught of cyber-crime, the IRS needs a 21st-century IT system.

This is not an issue that has a political overtone to it. This is a challenge that faces every American, faces every company in this country.

It sure looks to me like this attack was undertaken by an organized crime syndicate that already had access to enormous amounts of data on U.S. taxpayers.

I look forward to working with you and all our colleagues on what is another important and bipartisan concern for this committee.

Your challenge is making sure you are in a position to have a game plan so you can stay ahead of these increasingly sophisticated threats to our taxpayers?

It ought to be clear to all that beefing up cyber-security at the IRS ought to be a top priority

The challenge of data security matters a great deal to every single taxpayer and will continue to be a central challenge to tax administration in the coming years.

before he leaves the floor, I just want to make sure, having worked with Senator Paul for many, many months now, that I especially appreciate his efforts in the last few days in this week to try to accommodate this body with respect to…