[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 26, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 26, 1994]
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          DISCHARGE PETITION 12--INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, an unusual thing here:
  Mrs. Allen is leaving her house, going to pick up her husband, and 
she found her way blocked by a black Volvo. She went and asked the 
restaurant if they would have this car removed. The valet started 
cursing at her and shouting obscenities.
  Finally, when no one would help her, Mrs. Allen called the police. 
The police came out, they found the owner, he was a John Richardson. 
John Richardson, giving his identification, she noticed that the car 
was registered in the name of a Margaret Richardson.
  He said, ``That's right, woman, that's my wife. She's also the IRS 
Commissioner, and I hope that you paid your taxes,'' very arrogantly.
  Mrs. Allen said, ``Wait a minute, what did you say?''
  He said, ``That's right. The car is registered in my wife's name, 
Margaret Richardson. She's the IRS Commissioner, and I hope you paid 
your taxes, lady.''
  She says, ``I couldn't believe this.''
  The police came out and said, ``Don't make a big fuss, Mrs. Allen. 
You shouldn't have made such a big fuss. His wife is the IRS 
Commissioner.''
  Members of Congress, I understand that the IRS can threaten our 
taxpayers, intimidate them, scare the hell out of them. But here is a 
woman whose car was blocked in, was told by the husband of the IRS 
Commissioner, ``I hope you paid your taxes.''
  Is that what it has come to? Discharge Petition 12, ladies and 
gentleman, says the taxpayer is innocent until proven guilty.
  Mr. Gingrich, I want you to give me a hand with this. I am willing to 
throw out the other personal liability matters.
  Innocent until proven guilty. Sign Discharge Petition 12.

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