And its been a while since we didnt have any the irs is going to become increasingly dysfunctional in terms of its basic mission. And my concern is not what do we collect with our own efforts, my concern is at some point the voluntary Tax Compliance system begins to erode. And thats not an on off switch. And you cant wake up one day and say, wow, i didnt know that was going to happen, heres some more money. So part of the reason im so serious about this is that people need to understand the fiveyear implications and ramifications of where were headed. And as ive said in other contexts, i dont want anybody to say we didnt warn you. So you should treat this as your warning that this is a real problem, and its a serious problem, and were beyond the simplicity of saying well, well cut your budget and youll be more efficient. Or well make sure you know what youre doing, you know . Cut our budget again and i know what were going to do. Were going to have fewer people, well have technology th
During this period . Part of the problem here and the frustration, i think, of the committee is that its taken so long because you had no policy to go up the chain of command. And so you can tell me, well this was 2003 and 2004, but i tell you if i was there, id want to know exactly what happened then so id make sure it wasnt happening now. One part of the investigation was to go through and audit and do just that. From that period . From that period . Yeah. To look at the books from that period of time. We understand, again, from one of these cooperating witnesses, he could obtain, this is a quote, prostitutes for agents from the dea bogota office. This is what the cooperating witness said. He would pay the girls to come to the parties, then the agents would pay the girls directly for any sex they wanted. He recalled getting prostitutes for at least 15 to 20 parties. Werent the dea agents in colombia there to crack down on the agents who were on the cartels who were given funds to pay
Act was signed. Reports are that the bill does not mention Sexual Orientation but some believe that the bill could allow Business Owners to deny service to gay and lesbians. In our first 45 minutes, we want to get your thought on states, and particularly businesses within the states, using these sorts of laws. Religious freedom and businesses. Your thoughts. 202 7488000 our line for democrats. 202 7488001 our line for republicans. And for independents, 202 7458002. If you want to post on social media, you can do so on twitter cspanwj. On facebook, facebook. Com cspan. You can send us an email too journal cspan. Org. Heres a story saying the nations battle for religious rights closed on thursday when indiana governor signed a controversial religious freedom law. His action followed two days of intense pressure from open itm opponents. Senate bill 101 prohibits state or local governments from substantially burdening a persons ability to exercise their religion. It takes effect on july 1.
The comment made earlier about how to that people come i you let every two vet people, you let everybody run command you take the top two vote getters. You can watch the remainder of this event online at www. Cspan. Org. Breaking news out of boston, a jury has reached a verdict in the federal Death Penalty trial of Boston Marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. The verdict is an mad is expected to be announced momentarily. Lawyers are gathering in court. We expect to hear comments from the lawyers later on and we will hear comments from you, your reaction to the verdict in just a bit on cspan. Meanwhile, we will take you over to the Brookings Institution in washington. It is one week until tax deadline day. There in your screen is John Koskinen. He will be talking about how his agency is dealing with budget cuts. They are just getting started. Commissioner koskinen half of the book is dedicated to tax codes. There is a quotation from the book that we pulled. It says, the power to tax is the
The men of the uss yorktown were on the front lines. They knew better than anyone in washington the sacrifice necessary to protect liberty. They did not talk about strength and courage. They lived it. They did not seek war but with a they were there when called to fight. I believe that the men and women protecting our liberty deserve leaders who are accountable to the american people. The crew of the uss yorktown understood that our freedom and prosperity must be defended against those who would attack us. They learned the terrible lesson that war is not a game and should not be used for political advantage. Too many lawmakers in washington have not learned that lesson. In 1964, Ronald Reagan warned of the dangers, the dangers of seating our freedom to a little intellectual elite and a far distant capital who think they can plan our lives for us better than we can for ourselves. Freedom nurtured our country from a Rebellious Group of colonies into the worlds , greatest nation. When tie