Florida. I think you drove from orlando. Thats impressive. Thank you very much for your determination to be here. I know it wasnt easy. Let me pause for a moment to thank all our first responders, local government officials and Community Members who stepped up and responded to the Hurricane Irma in my home state of florida. It is impressive to see everyone working together. Im confident we will continue to Work Together in the aftermath of the storm as well. Todays hearing is another important step in the process of considering forms to the irs. I have stated previously i do not view this effort as an opportunity to degrade or discredit the good work being done by irs employees. However, im a big believer in continuous improvement. Thats been my philosophy in business. We can always get better. Government like business we should always be looking ways to improve. A system of voluntary tax compliant, even with the simplest of tax codes, there are bound to be disputed. What we hope to le
Subcommittee hearing on irs reform resolving taxpayer disputes. Before it began my official statement i would like to recognize the extraordinary effort of two of our Witnesses Today that made it appear from florida. I think you drove from orlando, so thats pretty impressive. Both mr. Shinn and ms. Wilson came from the great state of florida. Thank you very much for your determination to be here. I know it wasnt easy. Let me pause for a moment to thank all our first responders, local government officials and Community Members who stepped up and respond to the Hurricane Irma in my home state of florida. It is impressive to see everyone working together. Im confident we will continue to Work Together in the aftermath of the storm as well. Todays hearing is another important step in the process of considering reforms to the irs. As i have stated previously, i do not view this effort as an opportunity to degrade or discredit the good work being done by irs employees. However, i am a big be