[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8306-8307]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         STOPPING GOVERNMENT ABUSE OF TAXPAYER INFORMATION ACT

  (Mr. HOLDING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, we are all familiar with the recent IRS 
scandal involving the agency targeting conservative groups. As if this 
institutional arrogance wasn't troubling enough, the IRS will soon 
become the primary enforcer of ObamaCare.
  Mr. Speaker, today I rise to support legislation introduced by my 
friend

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from Tennessee, Congresswoman Diane Black. H.R. 2022, the Stopping 
Government Abuse of Taxpayer Information Act, would stop the 
implementation and enforcement of ObamaCare and force government 
agencies associated with Federal Data Services to certify that the 
American people's private information is not being exploited for 
targeting based on political beliefs.
  Oversight, Mr. Speaker, is an important function of Congress, and we 
should ensure that the American people's right to privacy and political 
freedom are protected.
  I thank the gentlewoman from Tennessee for introducing this important 
bill. It's time we demand accountability from the IRS and prevent them 
from further intruding on the rights of American taxpayers.

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