On the recordDecember 22, 2022
We know and see them all the time. Madam Speaker, in addition to the dereliction regarding the audit of Donald Trump, we have heard that if you are a schoolteacher, you are audited. I want to say to the IRS Commissioner: You are derelict in your duties. You are derelict in your sensitivity to constituents, to calls from Members, and you are derelict in your duty as to what you are supposed to do as related to the President of the United States, not only because he was President but because he was an individual who continued to ignore the laws of the land. I said today was a day of truth in this holiday season. This legislation will bring truth and respect. Let's see those tax returns, and let the IRS do its job on behalf of the American people. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 9640, the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022. This legislation arose by necessity. When the Ways and Means Committee investigated the IRS's execution of its mandate to audit the taxes of a sitting president, it found that, during the Trump administration, the IRS had been in serious dereliction of its duty to audit the taxes of Donald Trump when he had been president. This was especially troubling because, based on publicly known and commonly held information, Donald Trump's activities and investments presented a wide range of questionable and potentially problematic tax issues, to a far greater degree than any previous president.…
