Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Georgia for his leadership on this critically important issue. You might say what the House of Representatives does is tax and spend. Thankfully, we are the party that wants to tax less and spend less, so it is a win-win for the American people, a win-win for freedom, a win-win for Americans as a whole. It is appropriate on this day of all days, national tax day, to be discussing the state of our tax system. It is no secret to most Americans that the IRS does not serve their interests and, worse yet, frequently uses its power to target law-abiding American citizens and conservative groups. The American people are sick and tired of dealing with a broken, confusing, and even hostile tax system. My office regularly hears from constituents who simply want to get an answer from the IRS when they are trying to do their taxes or want to know why they are forced to pay taxes for things such as an inheritance from their loved ones. Rather than take a hard look at the current situation, the Biden administration has made it clear they want to further weaponize the IRS against hardworking Americans by spending $80 billion to hire an estimated 87,000 new agents to harass, intimidate, and threaten taxpayers. In fact, in Virginia's Fifth District, one of the things I commonly hear is what we need more of is IRS agents. Of course, I have never heard that in Virginia's Fifth District.…”