I am making it my goal in the immediate future to try to drag some of these agencies into the 21st century.

You know, Mr. Larson likes to say that Social Security is a really good insurance policy. It is the most effective insurance policy you can buy.

I think it would definitely affect the 600A wait time. I think it would probably cut down on the need for some of the employees and probably cut down on some of the needs for funding.

I would also like to thank the minority leader, Ms. Pelosi, for her plea on behalf of the DACA recipients. She certainly showed great passion and stamina. I do wonder, however, why she is so concerned now. This is not a new problem. All of…

the primary objective, the basic function of this process is you want people to get disability that they are entitled to, but you have to make sure they are entitled to it.

But what I am confused about--I don't mean to badger you, I am sorry, but I just want to understand.

I look forward to seeing the Improper Tax Payment Reduction Act of 2017 included within the tax administration legislation we are discussing today.

This legislation would provide for an automatic 30-day reset of any IRS filing deadline that occurs in the wake of a major, major disaster declaration for events such as hurricanes or wildfires.

We need to make the IRS more customer-service-oriented, an agency that protects taxpayer rights, and fairly and efficiently administers our new tax code.

I look forward to seeing the Stolen Identity Refund Prevention Act of 2017 included within the tax administration legislation we are discussing today.

When Hurricane Matthew devastated my district in October 2016, I had many constituents contact me, concerned with how they were going to file their tax forms.

In conclusion, the IRS needs our help in order to be--more efficiently administer the tax code and better serve our constituents.