[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7821]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                        LINE DANCING AT THE IRS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the taxman has gone wild. The IRS 
spent $50 million on boondoggle conferences. At one conference, the 
agency declined the cheaper government group rate and instead opted for 
perks including stays at swanky presidential suites, free drinks, and 
high-dollar tickets to the L.A. Angels baseball game. Now, isn't that 
lovely?
  The IRS spent thousands on touchy-feely speakers, including a $17,000 
lecture about ``leadership through art.'' More like the art of wasting 
money.
  The taxacrats-turned film-makers spent $50,000 for videos, including 
spoofs of ``Star Trek,'' ``Gilligan's Island,'' and line dancing to 
``Cupid Shuffle.'' Cupid Shuffle? Are you kidding me?
  Mr. Speaker, this is corrupt, contemptible behavior. Ironically, 
instead of tracking our tax dollars, the Internal Revenue Squanderers 
waste tax dollars.
  The head of the IRS says the expenses were inappropriate. Well, no 
kidding.
  When the revenuers find inappropriate behavior by taxpayers, the 
taxpayers pay more taxes with interest. The IRS should return the $50 
million with interest to the Treasury, and it's time it audited the 
taxman.
  And that's just the way it is.

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