[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 78 (Wednesday, June 5, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H3102]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           STOP GOVERNMENT ABUSE OF TAXPAYER INFORMATION ACT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Tennessee (Mrs. Black) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, in the wake of this recent IRS scandal, 
President Obama made this promise to the American people: I'll do 
everything in my power to make sure nothing like this happens again.
  Everything? But what about ObamaCare? In spite of the culture of 
corruption and coverup at the IRS, the Obama administration is moving 
full steam ahead with ObamaCare, a law that gives unprecedented new 
access and powers to unelected government bureaucrats at the IRS and 
several other major government agencies.
  Consider the potential for abuse with ObamaCare's mystery Federal 
data services hub, the largest personal information database the 
government has ever attempted, according to The Wall Street Journal. 
This data hub will function like a Web portal where your personal 
health insurance, tax and financial information, criminal background, 
and immigration status will be shared and transmitted between agencies, 
including the IRS, HHS, DOJ, DHS, and SSA.
  While far too many questions still remain about who will have access 
to what information in the hub, we do know that a woman in charge of 
the IRS' eight newly created Obama enforcement offices is none other 
than Sarah Hall Ingram, the former commissioner of the office 
responsible for tax-exempt organizations during the targeted IRS 
scandal.
  Will the Americans who do not purchase government-approved insurance 
soon find themselves targeted and harassed through IRS audits? Right 
now, only time will tell.
  With so much personal information going in and out of the hub likely 
privy to both government employees and contractors, many of whom will 
have discretion over health care coverage and tax penalties, the 
potential for abuses is staggering. That's why I have introduced H.R. 
2022, the Stopping Government Abuse of Taxpayer Information Act. My 
bill would require not only the IRS but all government agencies with 
access to ObamaCare's Federal data services hub to present to 
Congress--under the penalty of perjury--certification that the American 
people's personal information has not and will not be used for 
targeting any individual or group based on their beliefs.
  With full implementation of ObamaCare only months away, the IRS 
scandal underscores why we must not only continue fighting to repeal 
the health care law, but we also have the responsibility to demand 
safeguards, accountability, and oversight measures to be put in place 
to shield Americans from further targeting and misuse of their personal 
information.
  The question is: Will the President honor his promise to the American 
people to do everything in his power to ensure that nothing like the 
IRS scandal happens again?
  Mr. President, join me in supporting my bill, H.R. 2022, to safeguard 
the American people's most personal information.

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