Jason Chaffetz: “Here are the facts. I just love it when Washington, D.C., says, Oh, there is no problem. We have got a hundred…”

“Here are the facts. I just love it when Washington, D.C., says, Oh, there is no problem. We have got a hundred thousand-plus people-- Federal employees--who don't pay about $1.1 billion in taxes. That number is up from $962 million in 2008. The problem is getting worse, but there is one department, one agency, where it is getting better, where it did improve, and it was in the IRS. We should pat them on the back. There is one fundamental thing that we changed. In a bill that was voted on and supported by Mr. Cummings and Mr. Hoyer and the 400-plus Members of this body, the Congress gave the ability and the authority to the head of the IRS to terminate the employment of one of their workers if they are not paying Federal taxes. Guess what. Now, they have the best tax compliance rate in the Federal Government. Let's give that same tool to the rest of the departments and agencies. You know what is a slap in a face to the Federal worker? When you don't get rid of the bad apples. When you have got somebody who is thumbing their nose, not playing by the rules, not doing what they are supposed to be doing. Guess what. It goes into the morale of the institution. I think, as a Federal employee being paid by the taxpayers, one of your fundamental responsibilities is to file and pay your Federal taxes. A fact: last year, we had 24,833 people who, as Federal employees, didn't even file a return. Can we solve that?…”