[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 183 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7041-S7042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                  IRS

  Mr. President, the last thing Senator McConnell went into this 
morning was giving new powers to the IRS to snoop.
  Well, I guess that is true in some respects. We believe that people 
who owe taxes ought to pay them, and the vast majority of American 
families are honest; they want to do their civic duty. They file their 
taxes on time and try to pay every penny they are supposed to--not 
more, but every penny they are supposed to.
  And yet there are many hiding their assets, hiding their profits, 
hiding their revenues, and hiding their money from the IRS. They should 
be held accountable.
  Why should the average American family be held to a higher standard 
of honesty than the richest people in this country? I think it is only 
fair that everyone be held to the same standard.

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