[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 167 (Thursday, October 26, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H10850]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            THE BUDGET BILL

  (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, both parties, Democrats and Republicans, 
have raised taxes. Although I will not vote for the budget bill today, 
I want to commend the Republican Party for at least having a program 
and attempting to turn the country around.
  There are two provisions in this bill that I have sponsored. First, 
it increases penalties for IRS misconduct tenfold. That will cool the 
jets of some of those at the IRS, folks. Second of all, it will give 
taxpayers an opportunity to sue the IRS for cause.
  But I am disappointed. Although there is some language on shifting 
the burden of proof, my provision is not in there. Let me say this; one 
of the main reasons is money.
  My colleagues, if our Founding Fathers used money as the yardstick 
for liberty, we would not have the protection of the Bill of Rights 
today. There can be no justice in America, and after this bill is over, 
a taxpayer will still be considered guilty and must prove themselves 
innocent in a court of law.
  I think the Democrats did nothing about it; tell it like it is. The 
Republicans have an opportunity. I am hoping they give me a shot here 
in the next year.

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