[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7049]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                           OBAMACARE AND IRS

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the IRS admitted to targeting conservative 
groups with extra scrutiny, demanding donor lists, meeting minutes, 
personal member information, and even Facebook activity. The Justice 
Department was caught essentially spying on the Associated Press. And 
the White House continues to twist itself in knots explaining why it 
misled the American public in the aftermath of Benghazi.
  The administration's apologists are in a panic. They claim the 
President is not responsible for any of this wrongdoing. The President, 
who made a career touting government as the solution to most every 
problem, now solicits our understanding. It seems the leviathan is 
rather unwieldy and difficult to manage.
  This is my shocked face.
  These scandals are byproducts of government too big for its britches 
and proof that the IRS should not be given more power to manage our 
health care.
  House Republicans are committed to a smarter, accountable government 
that works for the people and safeguards liberty against tyranny and 
bureaucratic incompetence. That starts with repealing ObamaCare.

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