commissioner shulman on the first panel, certainly helped raise greatawareness of this issue and allow us as a committee to be more effective going forward to try to make sure that you three certainly are never again victimized in this way, as well as other americans are not victimized and we do right by you and the taxpayers in the dollars sent to the government. we will keep the hearing open for two weeks for additional information requested or that you want tosubmit to the committee to supplement the record. with that, this hearing stands adjourned. [inaudible conversat [captioning performed by national captioning institute]io [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> in new hampshire yesterday, former republican massachusetts governor mitt romney announced that he's officially running for president. we'll show you that next on c-span. and "washington journal" begins at the top of the hour. we'll get an update on the latest economic numbers. we'll also be joined by congressman randy forbes of virginia and congressman charlie rangel of new york. house republican lea

robert shulman? >> we're celebrating this incredib burst of creativity that he showed in 1905.re celebrating the fact that he, in essence, came from nowhere and put his stamp on 20th century physics, in this, a humble patent clerk is an achievement that is probably unparallel certainly in this 20th century. >> he becamea celebrity ientist and an icon, and he has affected the popular culture. can you tell us about that, >> he became an icon i think not until 1919 after his general theory of relativity was proven to be correct by some british astronomers and he gained worldwide fame right after that. and -- >> so the scientific legacy is really the genesis of all the re? >> is that co"rect? >>and he was@very outspoken lar on, on potical situations and social situations with the state of israel. >> what was remarkable about einstein'sscientific discovery? was it method as well as >> it was a matter of method. i mean, one thang thank's fascinating about him is at that time when he made his discoveries, he was, as i said before, a humblepat earnt clerk. there are two legends, one wa

shulman, when we come back, testifying first, followed by the witness panel. we appreciate everyone's flexibility and willingness to work with us, your patience, and that we should have a long. before the next series of floor votes, which will allow us to get into this issue with some substance and make sure that we do better by all of our constituents and citizens to protect them. with that, the hearing stands recessed until approximately 1:45. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] this hearing of the subcommittee on government organization efficiency and financial management will be reconvened. i know our ranking member mr. towns plans on rejoining us coming back from the floor quickly as well. i like to express regrets for a number of my democratic colleagues who plan on being here but are now on their way to the white house for a democratic caucus meeting with the president obama, and asked me to extend their regret at not being able to hear the verbal testimony today, but they're g

shulman's discovers what makes antarctica so special the trust of the many wildlife in antarctica is close if you live in the slums of. extradition to the bottom of your. new radiation leaks exceeding legal limits are detected in seawater near japan's crippled fukushima plant as a country's nuclear crisis continue its. naval plans to expand its air strikes to leave his northwest while colonel gadhafi used a high profile game of chess to you to rate his reluctance to leave the country plus. we know it we don't need are we here is this new. media hype over the scandalous case of an american senator tweeting racy pictures of yourself sparse concerns that the u.s. is letting gossip overshadow the real news. this is r.t. coming to you live from the russian capital moscow marina joshie welcome to the program a radioactive substance has been detected and seawater around japan's fukushima plant with concentration levels two hundred forty times more than the safe limit scientists warned that a strong element is highly dangerous for humans as it can accumulate and bones and is believed to caus

from lacey shulman.uld throw a pancake like a frisbee clear over the entire studio audience? i bet a really good pancake tosser with a really aerodynamic pancake could do it. consider that a challenge fallon." [ cheers and applause ] what your problem lacey? i'm always up for a challenge. let's do this! ♪ >> jimmy: some pancake tossing music. ♪ hey. how are you doing buddy? >> not good. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: bob, you want to give it a shot? [ laughs ] ♪ oh that was a good one! in there! there you go. thank you so much, buddy. good to see you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. that was good. thanks for helping me out with that. those things really fly. let's keep this going here. what's that guy's problem. he's upset at me. he was rude. >> jimmy: this one is from drew kil -- [ laughter ] he's still here? >> he's still angry. [ laughter ] >> he brought them as a gift. he saw you hurl them into the audience. [ laughter ] showing no respect to him. >> jimmy: you're upset that i thr

we will hear from doug shulman, along with the ceo. that hearing expected to get under way in 10-15 minutes. live here on c-span2. until then, your phone calls from this morning's "washington journal." >> here's the front page of the minneapolis "star tribune" this morning, new signs economy recovery is faltering. here's the front page "wall street journal" economic outlook darkens. from the "washington post" lead story, few remedies left as recovery momentum lags. the economic recovery is falters and washington is running out of way to get it back on track. two strike spots over the past few months, manufacturing and job by private companies. according to news records on wednesday, the data come amid other reports of falling home prices, declining auto sales, weaker consumer spending, and rises pace of layoffs. just a few months ago, the economy seemed pose to finally strengthenen -- >> host: on friday, friday the labor department will release the job growth. economies expect 180,000 were created dropping from 244,000 in april -- >> h

commissioner doug shulman testified. the house budget resolution would increase the federal budget deficit by decreasing revenue. this is earlier today on the 2012 budget for the irs. >> good morning. i am pleased to convene at this hearing to consider the fiscal year 2012 funding request for the internal revenue service, the largest single account within our subcommittee. our focus today is on the president's budget request for the irs, $13.6 billion in annual funding constitutes over half the total amount of discretionary funding under our jurisdiction. i am pleased to share the dai with my friend ands distinguished ranking member, sen. moran, and others who will join us. joining us is the hon. douglas shulman, now on his fourth year of a five-year term as the 47th commissioner of the internal revenue service. thanks for your service, and for accepting the challenge to help lead to the irs from good to great. i welcome the opportunity to conduct a critical oversight of the irs and its programs through our discussion to

my colleague. >> chairman durbin, thanks for the hearing today, and welcome, commissioner shulman. tand the irs is tasked with the responsibility to collect the revenue the funds the government that administers the tax law. the ira's goal of increasing services making military compliance easier and enforcing the law to ensure everyone pays their fair share of taxes is all laudable. we all agree we should make sure our tax code and irs compliance efforts don't make it harder for taxpayers and small businessmen and women to meet their tax obligations to the as we know the american economy is facing difficult times and we need to get the economy moving again. americans are struggling and overly burdensome regulations and requirements and for the ability of the small businesses to grow and create jobs. i was pleased to see congress address the uncertainty by passing legislation to repeal the unprecedented 1099 reporting mandate in the health care law. this marks a significant change in the health care law and the repeal of the 1099 requirement is good news for small business and agricu

we have the commissioner of the irs douglas ace shulman. we appreciate your work and the work of your department. and you're working with this committee and members and staff as we try to address this very important issue of how better to protect american taxpayers from being defrauded collectively by tax identity theft -- or identity theft that's tax related. and also to protect each and every citizen who's victimized by these criminals when such fraudulent conduct occurs. i'm not going to go through your whole bio in the interest of time. you've been very patient as we juggle the schedules as the other witnesses have been so we'll go right to your testimony. it is the practice of the oversight committee to swear all of our witnesses in so if i could ask to you stand and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give this committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. so thank you, commissioner. and the record reflect that the witness affirmed that oath. and with that, i'l

shulman, the floor is yours. >> thank you, a ranking member moran it's good to be here and i appreciate the opportunity to testify about the 2012 budget. this budget was crafted during the time of fiscal austerity and belt-tightening in the nation to be as efficient as possible and to spend taxpayer dollars wisely this means in my mind finding savings or we can and continuing to invest in a strategic priorities to improve service and walter compliance. the fiscal year budget includes bugs 190 million in efficiencies savings and reductions and you've got my commitment to continue to look for ways to save the federal government money. against a backdrop it is clear that the irs is vital to the functioning of the government and keeping the nation and economy strong. the collected as the chairman noted $2.345 trillion in gross revenues to fund the federal government which is partially 93% of all federal receipts. and every dollar spent on all irs weep collect $200 of revenue. one of our duties as you noted is conducting the filing season despite the tax law change it actually went relativel

we have the commissioner of the irs douglas ace shulman. we appreciate your work and the work of your department. and you're working with this committee and members and staff as we try to address this very important issue of how better to protect american taxpayers from being defrauded collectively by tax identity theft -- or identity theft that's tax related. and also to protect each and every citizen who's victimized by these criminals when such fraudulent conduct occurs. i'm not going to go through your whole bio in the interest of time. you've been very patient as we juggle the schedules as the other witnesses have been so we'll go right to your testimony. it is the practice of the oversight committee to swear all of our witnesses in so if i could ask to you stand and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give this committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. so thank you, commissioner. and the record reflect that the witness affirmed that oath. and with that, i'l

shulman, we will have written questions for you and baby colleagues will as well. >> thank you very much. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> this weekend on c-span2, "and reckless endangerment" talking about the role that fannie mae and freddie mac. on the "after word" henry kissinger and whether we can have your relationship with china. also, microsoft co-founder paul allen talks about his memoir, "idea man." you can get the scandals in your inbox. >> this weekend on american history tv, more than 20 years after the end the cold war, in new york historical panning -- panel focuses. the civil rights movement and the promise of suburbia. on restoring civil war photographs from charleston, south carolina. that the complete schedule from c-span.org/history. you can sign up for email alerts. >> senators expressed concern for extending the director of the fbi and's t-- fbi's term. congress passed a law limiting the fbi director to one ten-year term. this portion of the hearing is about 50 minutes. " is back tomor

shulman, we will have written questions for you and baby colleagues will as well. >> thank you very much. [inaudible conversations] the senate armed services committee is holding a confirmation hearing tomorrow morning for leon panetta to be the next defense secretary, replacing secretary gates. mr. panetta is the current cia director and served as white house chief of staff for president clinton. he also served in the u.s. house of representatives. we will have live coverage from capitol hill at 910:30 eastern on c-span. a little later opined c-span3, the head of the customs and border protection agency testifies about corruption issues and drug trafficking along the u.s. border. live coverage from the senate homeland security subcommittee gets underway at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> three decades after the first cases of aids were recorded, more than 60 million people have been infected worldwide. it was 30 years ago that the centers for disease control reported that five previously healthy men in california had come down with a rare lung disease. this eventually led to the discovery of hiv

shulman, the floor is yours. >> thank you, a ranking member moran it's good to be here and i appreciate the opportunity to testify about the 2012 budget. this budget was crafted during the time of fiscal austerity and belt-tightening in the nation to be as efficient as possible and to spend taxpayer dollars wisely this means in my mind finding savings or we can and continuing to invest in a strategic priorities to improve service and walter compliance. the fiscal year budget includes bugs 190 million in efficiencies savings and reductions and you've got my commitment to continue to look for ways to save the federal government money. against a backdrop it is clear that the irs is vital to the functioning of the government and keeping the nation and economy strong. the collected as the chairman noted $2.345 trillion in gross revenues to fund the federal government which is partially 93% of all federal receipts. and every dollar spent on all irs weep collect $200 of revenue. one of our duties as you noted is conducting the filing season despite the tax law change it actually went relativel