[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H3511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      PROBLEMS AT THE IRS CONTINUE

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, while it may feel like a case of deja vu, 
the sad fact of the matter is, we are once again talking about real 
problems at the IRS. This time, the Treasury inspector general reports 
that 1,600 IRS agents in a 10-year period did not pay their taxes.
  While it is bad enough to think that those tasked with collecting our 
taxes can't manage to pay their own, what makes this case worse is that 
a majority of these employees were given reduced penalties instead of 
facing the full consequences of their actions. A number of these 
employees even received promotions and bonuses.
  Mr. Speaker, taxpayers deserve better than a government agency that 
can't seem to follow the rules, and hard-working Americans should be 
treated with more respect. It is time for more oversight and more 
transparency at this agency and holding employees accountable who break 
the rules.

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