Joe Pitts: “Rush Limbaugh, in an interview with the very distinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Traficant) asked why would Bill…”

“Rush Limbaugh, in an interview with the very distinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Traficant) asked why would Bill Clinton defend the IRS? Let us think about that. Why would Bill Clinton defend the IRS? If my colleagues recall when the President was confronted with hearings this past month which exposed the incredible abuse of power that seems to be a way of doing business over at the IRS, his first reaction almost instinctively was to defend the IRS. His first reaction was to say that things are really not that bad, and he criticized the Republican reform plan. Of course, that was until he saw the polls that the American people were having none of it, that they have known for years that the IRS suffers from heavy-handed tactics, sloppiness and lack of accountability. This last point is the key point. Any agency or bureaucrat that lacks accountability will, over time, abuse its power. The Republican IRS reform proposal would inject real accountability into the IRS, and make the audit process accountable to an outside review body for the first time ever. It is long overdue.”