Taxpayers and corporations. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] are right. This joint hearing of the subcommittee on Government Operations and the federal workforce and healthcare and Financial Services committee will come to order. Welcome everyone. Without objection the chair may declare a recess at any time. Recognize myself for the purpose of making an opening statement. First and foremost thank youst l for being here in this crazy but at times were in. Nevertheless, what were talking about is extremely important. The irs has been played really with dysfunction for decades. The dysfunction is across the board from data breaches complex, and didnt except to slow audits, backlogs, and really Terrific Customer Service got at least for my constituents. Despite years of congressional oversight and government watchdog warnings, not much has changed. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle believe that more money and more power is thee solution. In fact, the last year
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Irs commissioner testified before a joint hearing of two House Oversight and accountability subcommittees. Discussed the workforce challenges funding concerns and disparities in audit race between a low income and wealthy taxpayers and corporations. All right the joint hearing of the subcommittee on Government Operations in the federal workforce in healthcare and Financial Services committee will come to order. Welcome everyone. Without objection the chair may declare a racist at any time. I recognize myself for the purpose of making Opening Statement first and foremost thank you all for being here. This crazy bit of times we are in we are time is extremely important have been plagued with dysfunction and complexity dysfunction is acrosstheboard of data breaches and Identity Theft to slope audits, backlogs and Terrific Customer Service at least for my constituent. Despite years of oversight and watchdogs not much has changed my collect on the other side of the aisle believe more money
Force and Health Care Committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess at any time. I recognize myself for the purpose of making an opening statement. Ms. Mcclain first and foremost, thank you all for being here in this crazy bit of times were in. What were talking about is extremely important. The i. R. S. Has been plagued really with dysfunction for decades. From data breaches, leak, Identity Theft, slow audits, backlogs and horrific Customer Service at least from my constituents. Despite years of oversight and government watchdog warnings not a lot has changed. My colleague on the other side of the aisle believe more money and more power is the solution. In fact in last years Inflation Reduction Act, Congressional Democrats dumped 80 billion 80 billion into the i. R. S. With this influx of cash the inch r. S. Plans to ramp up audits on all americans. This funding spree prioritizes enforcement over improving Taxpayer Services. Taxpayer Services Like pro
The U.N. Human Rights Council has failed to consistently fulfill its mandate to hold governments accountable for violating basic human rights and fundamental freedoms and to promote and protect human rights. Two years of U.S. membership on and engagement with the council have not significantly improved its performance. Rather than continuing to expend finite resources to achieve marginal, temporary results, the U.S. should focus its U.N. human rights efforts through the Third Committee of the General Assembly, supplemented with targeted support for the more effective elements of the U.N. human rights apparatus, such as Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the independent human rights experts who are charged with monitoring specific human rights issues and situations. The U.S. should also begin exploring the option of creating a truly effective international human rights body outside the U.N. system.