Burgess Owens: “I cannot think of any American out there who does not think that we…”

On the recordOctober 21, 1997

I cannot think of any American out there who does not think that we could improve the Internal Revenue Service in some way, and hopefully in a way which relieves us of some of the unjust items that have affected us in the past in some way. But, in all seriousness, it is long overdue. The IRS has been neglected by Congress for too long. Congress, in general, is delinquent in its oversight responsibilities for the Federal Government. In the 15 years that I have been here, I have watched how time is frittered away and it is always the item which captures the most headlines for the moment that gets the most attention, while the important functions of government, and the gigantic agencies of government, like the Internal Revenue Service, they go on and on and they get very little oversight.

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Burgess Owens

Republican · Utah

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Discussing the need for reforming the IRS and Congress's oversight responsibilities.

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Burgess Owens: “I cannot think of any American out there who does not think that we could improve the Internal Revenue Service in some…”

Editor's note · Context