[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 21 (Monday, February 5, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H1156]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CORVETTE WINNER HAS NO ID

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, in Chicago, a 22-year-old woman is suing a 
Spanish language radio station. It seems she won a Corvette in the 
station's raffle, but the station won't give it to her. Why? Because 
she would not produce any identification. You see, a valid Social 
Security number or taxpayer identification number is required by law of 
the winner to get this type of prize because the winner must pay 
Federal taxes on the Corvette. The radio station strictly adheres to 
FCC contest rules. This person did not have either document. Why? 
Because she is illegally in the United States and because she won't pay 
the taxes, so the Corvette was withheld.
  Never mind the station followed the law and the illegal is breaking 
the law by being in our country. She is now suing the radio station 
because she wants the Vette. She is also suing because of emotional 
distress. What arrogance this illegal has. The lawsuit should be thrown 
out of court, and when she gets to the courthouse they should put her 
in the jailhouse and deport her.
  And that's just the way it is.

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