On the recordMay 7, 1997
we are very proud that the gentleman is on the Committee on Ways and Means so that he can exert his considerable leadership on some important reforms, not least of which would be to reform the IRS. Of all of the districts, for that matter Pennsylvania, my colleague knows the way the law is written today, the burden is on the taxpayer, that says that the taxpayer is presumed to be guilty that they did not file or that they did not remit correctly. And instead I think, and I think many of us do and our constituents back home think that burden of proof should be turned around. Some of the abuses that have taken place to some of our constituents have to be addressed. And I hope that the Committee on Ways and Means, working on reforms to balance the budget and making sure we have bipartisan initiatives that help the people, will also look into how we can make that agency work more responsibly.
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