[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7487]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 KEEP THE IRS OFF YOUR HEALTH CARE ACT

  (Mr. DAINES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAINES. Madam Speaker, like most Montanans, I was appalled to 
learn that the IRS had deliberately targeted groups for investigation 
based on their beliefs. Given these events, it would be senseless to 
empower the IRS to oversee major aspects of the American health care 
system. Yet that's what ObamaCare calls for.
  That's why I've signed on to the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care 
Act, which states that the IRS may not be involved in any aspect of 
President Obama's health care law. In fact, just last night, I held a 
tele-town hall meeting with thousands of my fellow Montanans, and more 
than 90 percent of those who participated agreed that the IRS should be 
stripped of its power to implement ObamaCare.
  The American people have every right to demand that their government 
be accountable and that their government's actions be driven by a 
desire to serve the American people, not by political motivation. With 
the IRS' recent abuse of power, it's sadly clear that stopping the IRS 
from using its power to oversee Americans' health care is a necessary 
step.

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