[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8844]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   WHITE HOUSE MUST ACCEPT CHANGE IN BURDEN OF PROOF IN TAX DISPUTES

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Madam Speaker, the White House is opposed to shifting 
the burden of proof from the taxpayer to the IRS. The White House wants 
to leave it alone, smack dab on the taxpayer.
  The White House says it will cost too much. Unbelievable. The IRS 
accuses; the taxpayer must prove it. Could my colleagues imagine George 
Washington opposing the Bill of Rights over dollars and cents?
  Shame, White House. Shame. As far as I am concerned, the White House 
will get the burden of proof change in a civil tax case one way or the 
other. They will either accept it with common sense and good logic, or 
they will get it as a stone cold congressional suppository.
  Madam Speaker, I would tell them, ``Make your choice, White House, 
and make our 1040. It is time to put the Bill of Rights back into the 
Tax Code. Audit this.''

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