Blake Moore: “Today, we begin the work to reform our government to work better for the American people and not against them. So what…”

“Today, we begin the work to reform our government to work better for the American people and not against them. So what do I mean by that? The last 2 years Democrats have had control of the White House, House, and Senate, and they have passed and attempted historic spending provisions. In order to do that, you have to raise revenue. This bill became a ploy to leverage the IRS to be able to essentially do that without directly raising taxes. That is what we are talking about here. I represent thousands of IRS employees. They are some of the best, most hardworking people in my entire district. As I talk to them, they care about two major things: customer service, and that technology needs to be improved. That is what I love about this bill because that keeps that in here, and we actually want to focus our spending to be able to directly support them. As we put forth this bill, we are sincerely trying to take what all of our constituents have been saying: We need the IRS to have more support on customer service and technology. That is why I urge everybody to vote ``yes'' on this bill.”