Spencer Cox: “thanks to the gentleman from Georgia, Mr. Burns, for sponsoring this outstanding and much-needed reform of our tax…”

“thanks to the gentleman from Georgia, Mr. Burns, for sponsoring this outstanding and much-needed reform of our tax system. This bill will direct the IRS to create a simpler, shorter, less time-consuming tax return for America's senior citizens. As you might expect, Mr. Burns' success with this bill means that seniors will save time and money during tax season, but the good news for all of us is that in fact, all taxpayers will benefit, because simple forms cost the IRS less money to process. So we are cutting government spending with the passage of this act. According to the IRS, the government spends 50 percent more processing the standard 1040 than it does processing the short 1040EZ form. I appreciate Mr. Burns' leadership on this issue. I also want to thank a constituent of mine, Roland Boucher, for helping to put this issue on the map and for sharing with me a number of ideas which I shared with Congressman Burns, who led this lightning-strike campaign to craft a bill, bring it to the House floor, and provide relief for seniors in time for the 2005 tax year.”