[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 139 (Wednesday, October 8, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            NOW IS THE TIME FOR REAL ACTION IN REFORMING IRS

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, the Internal Revenue Service is bullying the 
American taxpayer, and it is time for this practice to stop.
  I appreciate what my colleagues in both the Senate and the House have 
done to look into this problem with the IRS. Now it is time for real 
action. The Congress needs to build on the current momentum and take 
advantage of this opportunity for true tax reform.
  To police the tax system, our government employs over 110,000 IRS 
agents at an annual cost of $9.8 billion a year. A fair, simpler tax 
system would eliminate the need for this tremendous and unethical 
bureaucracy.
  The American taxpayers have known this for years, that the IRS needs 
drastic reform. Now it is time for the Congress to help the taxpayers 
of America and simplify the Tax Code. Let us give the taxpayers the 
relief they deserve.

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