[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 136 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H11398]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRESS IS AFRAID OF THE IRS

  (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, the 104th Congress has failed.
  Even though the American people feel ripped off and taxed off, in 
1997 the American taxpayer will still be guilty under the eyes of the 
law in a civil tax case and will still have to prove their innocence.
  Shame.
  Mr. Speaker, I am not just taking a slap at Republicans. The 
Democrats were no better.
  It comes down to the fact, the major problem in America is today the 
people do not govern, today the institutions govern, and the Congress, 
in my opinion, is afraid to death of the Internal Revenue Service. I 
say to my colleagues, after all, you do not want the IRS to come 
snooping around, do you, judges and politicians?
  The sad truth is the Congress of the United States has become nothing 
more than background music in a doctor's office when it comes to the 
Internal Revenue Service. Shame, Congress.

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