[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 33 (Thursday, February 27, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          PROTECTING TAXPAYERS FROM INTRUSIVE IRS REQUESTS ACT

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                               speech of

                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 25, 2014

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to 
support the ``Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act''.
  Many of my constituents in the 24th District of Texas--some of whom 
were unfairly targeted by the IRS--have lost confidence in the 
impartiality of the agency.
  Due to the political targeting scandal, my constituents are deeply 
skeptical about the IRS and angry at how they have been treated.
  I fully agree with their concerns: the IRS has been blatantly too 
intrusive on my constituents' personal lives and of many other 
Americans around the country.
  Americans should always be protected from unnecessary and intrusive 
questions about their political, religious, and social beliefs.
  On behalf of my constituents, I respectfully urge members to help 
protect American taxpayers and vote for this bill.

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