Sheila Jackson Lee: “Last time I was on the floor, I mentioned that I was disappointed, and my friend on the other side made a remark that we…”

“Last time I was on the floor, I mentioned that I was disappointed, and my friend on the other side made a remark that we all come here disappointed. I am saddened by the comment that he made earlier, and I am saddened by his response now because this is simply asking for a dedicated person, the offset is the operations account. It doesn't matter what conversations and what we have done. It is a simple direct response to the pain of people. This is a mountain if it happens to you. It is not whether we are coming down or we have had conversations; it is a mountain. So I would simply say, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, identity thieves have stolen tax refunds of more than 490,000 dead persons. This Death Master List continues. The IRS initiated approximately 900 identity theft-related criminal investigations out of 490,000. So what if you are this parent of a dead child? I just would have a person dedicated to taking your calls. That is all I am asking in this amendment with a slight offset. It doesn't make any sense. Alexis' parents did not discover the crime until they filed their taxes. How many others have not? So I ask my colleagues, out of the goodness of their heart--this is the last amendment, and I don't think any manner of conversation about what I did yesterday and what I did last year is going to be helpful. Mr. Chairman, I ask my colleagues to support the Jackson Lee amendment to help the parents of deceased children. Mr.…”