Orrin Hatch

Unfortunately, over the last few years, the credibility of the IRS has been eroded through actions taken by the IRS itself.

The problems with these tax credits are deeply rooted in the law itself.

I will commit that I will pay close attention as I participate in the process, if I am confirmed as Commissioner, and I do think that the regulations need to be evenhanded and fair.

It is not possible to overstate the amount of damage the IRS has done to its reputation by selectively targeting politically conservative tax-exempt social welfare groups for harassment during the last two elections.

If you are confirmed, I hope that you will begin working jointly with Congress--and with members of both parties--to fix these problems.

Will you commit to this committee that, if confirmed, you will ensure that any political activity regulation the IRS finalizes will apply equally to 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), and 501(c)(6) organizations?

It is vital that the IRS maintain its credibility. The American people should be able to trust that the IRS will enforce our Nation's tax laws without bias or prejudice.

The very nature of these credits--pay first, verify a person's income later--will lead to potentially hundreds of billions of dollars of improper payments.

I do not think the IRS can restore its reputation as a nonpartisan agency if it finalizes a regulation that favors one group over another like this.

In my opinion, the greatest single challenge facing the IRS is its need to recover the trust of the American people.

We will count on you to help in that regard and to make sure that the investigation that we are conducting is completed, and completed properly.

If the IRS loses its reputation for decency and honor, it hurts everybody.

I personally believe that is going to help promote economic growth.

I intend to support both of you. I think you are excellent choices, and we will do everything we can to speed this process up as much as we can.

I appreciate that. The reason I ask that question is because we have not gotten responses that we have asked for.

Intellectual property is an increasingly important part of the U.S. economy.

I think these trade agreements are enormously important. They are going to dramatically boost economic growth in this country.

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I appreciate personally the work that you do, and I just want to compliment you for hanging in there and doing what you do.

If I could ask one more question, in your testimony you say that NHTSA prefers recalls to rulemaking.

I appreciate all you folks testifying here today. It is very important to us.

This has been a very interesting hearing on what many would think would be a boring set of subjects.

Now, I do not know how many agencies have a regulatory road map like this, but it seems to me this supplements the actual rulemaking.

Some scholars have written that judicial decisions in the 1970s have led NHTSA to effectively abandon rulemaking.