[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1784]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         AMERICANS SHOULD OBSERVE APRIL FOOL'S DAY ON APRIL 15

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, we are roughly 13 hours away from the first 
day of April, also known as April Fool's Day. This year, Mr. Speaker, I 
think America should observe April Fool's day on April 15. Why? Well, 
April 15 is the day when the IRS plays the biggest prank of all, trying 
to convince the Americans that it has turned over a new leaf as a 
kinder, gentler agency.
  Mr. Speaker, the Americans are no fools. They see the IRS for exactly 
what it is, out of control. April 1 has been dedicated to fools, and 
April 15 has been dedicated to the IRS, just 14 days between losing 
one's mind and losing one's money.
  Working men and women in this country are sick and tired of having 
the joke played on them. Our families deserve a government that is 
dedicated to reform and accountability, not abusive power and status 
quo.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in support of real and practical IRS 
reform, tax reform now, not tomorrow. We must end the practical joke on 
the taxpayers of this country.

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