[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11042-11043]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IRS IS AN AGENCY OUT OF CONTROL

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, after spending the past week meeting 
constituents across my district, I come to the floor to remind my 
colleagues that the American people are incensed over the unwarranted 
targeting and mistreatment by the IRS.
  Without the administration's help, the House has done its due 
diligence to

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get to the bottom of this issue, but it seems as though a new scandal 
comes to light every day. Most recently, we learned about the purchase 
of wine, romance novels, and even illicit material on IRS credit cards. 
Add lavish conferences, improper contracting practices, singling out of 
adoptive families, and, of course, the systematic targeting of 
conservative and religious groups, it is apparent that the IRS is an 
agency out of control.
  Mr. Speaker, the Fourth of July causes our entire Nation to pause and 
reflect on the vision of liberty our Founders valued when they declared 
our independence. Liberty is jeopardized when Federal agencies abuse 
the trust granted by the people. It must end, and the administration 
and the IRS must show Congress and the American people that it will 
never happen again.

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