[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H4228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IRS MICROMANAGING AMERICA'S UNDERWEAR

  (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 IRS manager in Florida has imposed a 
new rule: No cotton clothing below the waist. One IRS agent said, ``It 
is so hot down here, I am roasting my buns off.'' Unbelievable, the IRS 
is now micromanaging America's underwear. Think about it. Liens on 
leotards, the seizures of BVD's, foreclosures on pantyhose, on and on 
and on.
  There is one good thing, Mr. Speaker: Now the IRS is finally getting 
a dose of their own medicine. How does it feel? How do they like losing 
their shorts, like the rest of us? Maybe now the IRS will realize that 
having your assets seized is not all it is cracked up to be, Congress.
  In closing, I recommend the following therapeutic advice to the IRS: 
Take two aspirins and two trays of ice cubes down your jockey shorts 
and see what it is really like. You will have a better sleep and you 
will feel better in the morning.

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