[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 97 (Tuesday, July 9, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H4221-H4222]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IRS IS AN AGENCY OUT OF CONTROL

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, after spending the past week meeting 
constituents across my district, I come to

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the floor to remind my colleagues that the American people are incensed 
over the unwarranted targeting and mistreatment by the IRS.
  Without the administration's help, the House has done its due 
diligence to get to the bottom of this issue, but it seems as though a 
new scandal comes to light every day. Most recently, we learned about 
the purchase of wine, romance novels, and even illicit material on IRS 
credit cards. Add lavish conferences, improper contracting practices, 
singling out of adoptive families, and, of course, the systematic 
targeting of conservative and religious groups, it is apparent that the 
IRS is an agency out of control.
  Mr. Speaker, the Fourth of July causes our entire Nation to pause and 
reflect on the vision of liberty our Founders valued when they declared 
our independence. Liberty is jeopardized when Federal agencies abuse 
the trust granted by the people. It must end, and the administration 
and the IRS must show Congress and the American people that it will 
never happen again.

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