Jaime Herrera Beutler

I just want to know, are we violating the spirit of the budget that we passed? That is all I want to know.

I just have a quick question, Mr. Chairman, for the sponsor.

I request that you change my vote from aye to nay.

Do you believe that that poor performance and especially the failure to pay taxes should be rewarded through bonuses to IRS employees?

Okay, switching gears. So let's see, Treasury Inspector General for the Tax Administration recently announced an investigation...

But you do the collection, right?

I just find it concerning that with your direction or under your permission a federal agency would see it fit to read beyond what is in the law...

I realize that it was the Farm Bill in 2008 that gave or set up the authority to go back and get back taxes.

I think if someone is eligible for an award because they have shown based on their merit and their hard work that they deserve it, I am fine with that.

If someone has that concern or they feel like they have been unfairly targeted, who do they redress their grievances to?

I got a letter from a constituent who lives abroad and obviously has some serious concerns about the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

I have a quick background and a question for you. On February 11th of this last year I sent you a letter regarding the Project Management Oversight Consultant for the Columbia River Crossing in Southwest Washington.

Oh, would the gentlelady yield for a little follow up on women-owned businesses?

I am pretty sure they do not qualify under the intent of Congress.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I don't want to feed the conflict.

The Northern Spotted Owl, for which we created a lot of these rules and regulations, is actually declining under your current forest policy.

When you harvest more timber, it is not just a benefit to your budget, it is a benefit to the communities, as we have heard here.

Failed Federal Forest Policies: Endangering Jobs, Forests and Species

We urge the committee to reject this legislation and seek the help of these good mediators.

It should have been fixed. I personally have been involved in this since last May.

It is not an ideological-driven bill attacking the Park Service, Federal ownership of land, the Administration, or the preservation of history.

Your actions are speaking so much louder than your words.

Your actions are speaking so much louder than your words.

I am going to introduce a bill, just in case.