[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4913]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HOUSE WILL PROTECT TAXPAYERS AND REIN IN THE IRS

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, with April 15 quickly 
approaching, this week the House of Representatives will be taking 
action and voting on a number of bills to ease the pain for American 
taxpayers.
  Across Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District, I have heard from 
constituents expressing their ongoing anxieties when it comes to the 
complexity of our Federal Tax Code.
  Mr. Speaker, there are more than 4 million words in the Tax Code and 
only 462 words in the Bill of Rights. This country is long overdue for 
a more simplified Tax Code.
  This week, the House is considering legislation to ensure IRS 
transparency, repeal the immoral and oppressive death tax, and pass a 
taxpayer bill of rights. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues on both 
sides of the aisle to support these commonsense measures to protect the 
American taxpayer.

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