[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 100 (Thursday, May 28, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H2325-H2326]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NEEDS TO GET IT TOGETHER

  (Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. Speaker, last I knew, 20 million 
American had not received their stimulus checks.
  In the 3 months since the CARES Act, I have been patient; South 
Dakotans have been patient as they wait for help some of them truly 
need.
  Mr. Speaker, my patience has run low, especially since Americans are 
also waiting months for their tax returns.
  Ben, from Marshall County, filed his in February. He is $400 short on 
rent. He has been counting on his tax return. It is his money. But the 
IRS has not returned his phone calls, and they have not returned the 
phone calls or emails of congressional offices.
  Workers in hospitals and in factories and in packing plants and in 
banks are working overtime to meet the needs of this Nation. I do not 
see that same

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dedication from the leadership of the IRS, and it is past time, Mr. 
Speaker, for them to get it together.

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