Fleming Introduces The KO The IRS Act: Legislation To Keep The IRS Out Of Americans' Health Care

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Fleming Introduces The Ko The IRS Act: Legislation To Keep The IRS Out Of Americans' Health Care

Today, Representative John Fleming, M.D. introduced H.R. 5066, the "Keep Out the Internal Revenue Service Act," legislation that would prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from hiring new auditors to enforce the recently passed health care legislation. Specifically, H.R. 5066 would prohibit the federal government from filling any employment position at the IRS if the position would include implementing, administering, or enforcing any provision of H.R. 3590, the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," or the subsequently passed package of amendments.

"The Congressional Budget Office has said that the IRS will require as much as $10 billion in additional funding to implement the new health care law, and some have estimated that this funding would allow the IRS to hire as many as 16,000 or more new employees to force American taxpayers to comply with the new taxes and a potentially unconstitutional mandate included in the legislation," said Fleming. "As unemployment lingers at an abysmal rate and millions of Americans continue to look for work, the last thing this country needs is a vast expansion of the IRS aimed at penalizing hard working families and taking more of their hard earned money."

"From top to bottom, the government takeover of health care is laced with billions of dollars in taxes and penalties that will devastate working families and only plunge this country further into recession," continued Fleming. "From taxes on health care products to taxes on your health care plan to penalties for not buying insurance, this bill will hit every sector of the American economy. Liberals in Congress have continued to deny that their health bill will require a massive expansion of the IRS. If they truly believe this, then I urge them to co-sponsor H.R. 5066 which will ensure Americans do not have to deal with the IRS intruding further into their everyday lives."

John Fleming is a physician and small business owner and represents the 4th Congressional District of Louisiana. He is a member of the House Armed Services and Natural Resources Committees.

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