even more disturbing, the i.r.s. would store, maintain and use this information in case the donor is -- is audited. now, although this is described as an option, given the i.r.s.'s recent track record, do we really trust the agency to store this information and not use it for other purposes? i, for one, mr. president, do not. i don't think we can trust them with a new source of data on donors. we must do all that we can to prevent the i.r.s. from gaining access to this sensitive data. i'm also alarmed at the thought of whether the i.r.s. can properly safeguard this information because the agency has demonstrated zero capacity to keep similar data out of the hands of people who commit fraud and thieves. charities and churches that routinely receive thousands of dollars from their supporters now become greater targets for people who commit fraud. earlier this year, the i.r.s. admitted that it had been hacked and private taxpayer information had been compromised. if they can do it to the i.r.s., you better believe they c

however, as the i.r.s. director has indicated, we have noticed accounts running through, i think it was 40 countries. and millions and millions of dollars. so we have, we believe, a very good picture of the scope of the bribery and the scope of the corruption. what concerns us is the alleged depth of the corruption. both in the past and reaching into the future. so while we feel we do have a view into the nature of the corruption, the endemic nature of the corruption and the widespread nature of the corruption that we've alleged both today and in may, we are of course concerned about the viability of the organization going forward and that the organization take all appropriate steps to make sure that its efforts going forward are open, fair and honest. reporter: you and others have mentioned the frequency with which you have to talk about mass shootings in this country. i'm wondering if you have any thoughts of specific things you can do in the time that you have remaining in office to try to stop some of th

and if you don't have the clearance from the i.r.s., then you can't bring contributions in together to organize and do like many of the unions do that get federal money. these groups were not going to get federal money. they were going to get contributions. but the more we see about the abuses within this administration, the more clear it is, whether it was a democrat or republican administration, the last thing you would ever want to do is ll a president, an administration, you just list anybody on a list. there's no requirement as to specifics, as to why, you just put anybody on a list that you have concerns about and they ill never be able to buy a gun . you can keep them from flying if you want to. you just list them on the list. you don't have to tell congress. you don't have to tell anybody else. just put people you are not happy with on a list and say you have concerns about them and they'll never be able to buy a gun. before we go ripping away people's constitutional second amendment rights or any other rights, including what should be a right to get on a plane and fly, unless

it reins the i.r.s. to protect taxpayers and includes the first anti-fraud provisions in the tax credit programs since the 1990's. . it spends no more than what we spend each year as congress lurches december to december trying to decide what's pem, what's temporary. what can people count on? today we heard arguments that these tax savings advances terrorism, starves children, apparently responsible for the breakup of the beatles. the truth of the matter is, extending these provisions year by year is no less the -- the math is no different than simply acknowledging that's going to be done and doing it permanently so that we can actually create tax relief our families and businesses can count on. this is not the end of tax reform. this is a serious first step to pro-growth tax reform that's built for growth. built for the growth of families' paychecks. built for the growth of our local businesses. built for the growth of america. we've got work to do. today we start that a fine vote take friday. if the mea

we increased dollars to the i.r.s. we helped the treasury department. we helped the small business administration. did so much that would make anyone want to be the top yeller and screamer in favor of this bill. for that i am very grateful. for that i'm very thankful to the committee and to our leadership and to the staff. but then as one who was born in an american territory called puerto rico, there is a glaring omission. that is in puerto rico's worst financial crises we could not get our colleagues on the other side to agree for just some simple help. some simple opportunity to declare bankruptcy. for a simple opportunity to put their house in order. for a simple opportunity to restructure their debt. and so i have said so many times here that i find myself always in this, not contradiction but double situation where i am a

one being the i.r.s., where the tax structure is problematic.ou can't take reductions, the inability to bank, that it is a schedule 1 steps, there's no clinical trials, there's no massive quality assurance going on. when the states are doing the job of what would fall to the federal government. there'll be gaffes. and mr swarts did a job of pointing out the two big impediments which is an inability to bank because of the schedule one status. >> like a good lawyer, i am sure you talk con law. does the united states live with a long-term disagreement between the states and federal government when it comes to something like this, and it involves revenue, tax collection and bank chartering. can that go on for a long time. >> your guess is as good as mine. no one knows what will happen in 2016. i'm confident there won't be a change on the federal level. if someone like hillary clinton gets the presidency, he made it clear that more research needs to be done. the one example to which we can look in this country is alcohol. and that actually ended up,

it also reins in the i.r.s. and protects taxpayers from waste and fraud within the large tax credit programs administered by the i.r.s. and now i'd like to take a moment to talk about the six specific ways this bill helps american taxpayers. first -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house is not in order. the house will be in order. he house will be in order. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: thank you. first, this bill provides $629 billion of tax relief to families and businesses -- that families and businesses can rely on. its financially responsible because preventing a tax increase is never a cost. republicans have always worked to stop washington from taking more money from the hardworking americans who earned it. this is not washington's money. it's the taxpayers. we shouldn't have to raise taxes on some people to prevent taxes on other people from going up. secondly, by making a number of temporary tax provisions permanent, this will deliver predictability, clarity

reporter: can you explain how the i.r.s. funding level was negotiated given there was a permanent tax extender bill was passed. the speaker: i have been on the ways and means committee for 15 years and been trying to get this tax policy in place. so i'm excited about this huge win for families, for job creators, for certainty for our economy. i really think that this will help us grow our economy. with respect to the i.r.s., i have to tell you whether it was the oversight that jason chaffetz and his committee has done, or the ways and means committee under the leadership of peter roskham, the i.r.s. metal -- meddled into the political affairs of people and we are not going to let them turn into a political weapon again and we have these critical riders dealing with the i.r.s. so people can exercise their first amendment freedoms without fear of the i.r.s. coming down on them. as far as customer service, we want to make sure the i.r.s. has what they need so people can get their services done while they comply with their taxes.

it reins the i.r.s. to protect taxpayers and includes the first anti-fraud provisions in the tax credit programs since the 1990's. . it spends no more than what we spend each year as congress lurches december to december trying to decide what's pem, what's temporary. what can people count on? today we heard arguments that these tax savings advances terrorism, starves children, apparently responsible for the breakup of the beatles. the truth of the matter is, extending these provisions year by year is no less the -- the math is no different than simply acknowledging that's going to be done and doing it permanently so that we can actually create tax relief our families and businesses can count on. this is not the end of tax reform. this is a serious first step to pro-growth tax reform that's built for growth. built for the growth of families' paychecks. built for the growth of our local businesses. built for the growth of america. we've got work to do. today we start that work. let's get to work. mr. speake

there's been a lot of discussion about the i.r.s. over the years. quite frankly they have betrayed the trust of the american people and have a long way to go to restore that trust. therefore, they are funded at a flat level. however we give them additional money to try to do a better job of customer service. they complain they can't answer the phone. they can't respond to mail. so they have additional dollars to improve that. we do other things to rein in some of their out-of-control activities. but overall, mr. chairman, this is a good bill. we increase funding for some of the priority items, as i mentioned, like the small business administration. they actually help create jobs. they help grow the economy. drug abuse prevention is important and we fund those levels. some of the areas that aren't so important we reduce funged, actually frees their funding. but overall this is the result of a lot of hard work by the committee members. special thanks to our ranking member serrano. overall i would urge all the members to support this legislation. i yie

in addition to the i.r.s. report, the committee has provided the most rigorous and extensive oversight of the implementation of the so-called affordable care act, revealing many of its fundamental flaws and uncovering a number of failures and missteps on the part of this administration. this is included, for example, in exhaustive look at the obamacare co-ops which in recent months had been failing at an a large rate at the cost of billions of dollars in taxpayer funds. needless to say, we haven't taken our eyes off of obamacare. the committee has been conducting ongoing investigations in oversight into the questionable contract and practices within the department of treasury. we've taken a good hard look at the tax return preparation industry and prakdz that -- pras that have led to refrund fraud. our investigation has led to new practices at the i.r.s. and within the industry aimed at reducing instances of this terrible crime. this is just a small snippet of our oversight efforts over the past year, mr. presi

there's been a lot of discussion about the i.r.s. over the years. quite frankly they have betrayed the trust of the american people and have a long way to go to restore that trust. therefore, they are funded at a flat level. however we give them additional money to try to do a better job of customer service. they complain they can't answer the phone. they can't respond to mail. so they have additional dollars to improve that. we do other things to rein in some of their out-of-control activities. but overall, mr. chairman, this is a good bill. we increase funding for some of the priority items, as i mentioned, like the small business administration. they actually help create jobs. they help grow the economy. drug abuse prevention is important and we fund those levels. some of the areas that aren't so important we reduce funged, actually frees their funding. but overall this is the result of a lot of hard work by the committee members. special thanks to our ranking member serrano. overall i would urge all the members to support this legislation. i yie

john: we reported a number of times the i.r.s.m where they call to pretend to be with the i.r.s. and threatening you with arrest. >> molly webber was home when she received a threatening call. >> the first words out of the mouth were -- have you been served to appear in court? i said excuse me? john: the caller claims while failed to repay old loans. said she needed to pay $800 immediately. >> if i didn't pay court i'd owe over $6,000. john: she panicked. >> i told them i had to pay the water bill or it would be shut off. they didn't care. >> she agreed to by a them 200 immediately and 100 a wiem for two months. there are laws pertaining for debt collectors calling you out of the blue to demand money on the spot. think must tell you the name of the original creditor and that you can demand the written verification. if this happens to you do not negotiate over the phone. demand their address and written explanation of what you owe. >> the most irreprehensible thing there is. john: don't negotiate over the phone. detch manding it in

the owners of a popular north shore restaurants are accused of skimming millions of dollars from the i.r.s. >> vanessa: the owners of nick's famous roast beef have been charged with tax fraud. the wife and son of one owner have also been indicted. they hid nearly $6 million in income by stealing receipts from the store and creating fake ones for the i.r.s. audit. police are warning of a scam using text messages to try to steal your information. bourne police say you would receive a message reading, free texts from a bank, asking to verify a transaction. the text then requires additional information or will it's. police say if you get a text message about fraud, call your bank directly to see if it's legitimate. >> mark: boston is one step closer to reversion the byob ban in some parts of the city. city council will vote on the ordinance tomorrow. it would allow patrons to bring wine or beer to small suburbs. if the ordinance passes, it will go to mayor marty walsh for approval. the "boston globe" is reporting the mbta fiscal control board has asked staff to begin the process of can segar t

the way they're paying for this through raising customs fees, allowing the i.r.s. to go who owex cheats, those taxes, more aggressively, and by which thehe rate at federal reserve offers dividends % toig banks from about 6 2%. gwen: some might call them gimmicks. reid: as senator tom carpenter delaware, one of the advocates for doing something on whooader basis, is one calls it gimmicks. the interesting thing, the used so they wouldn't be available for other measures. senator mitch mcconnell wanted make sure these weren't offsets you could use to raise spending in the federal budget agreement that will be the next thing that congress moves to debate. gwen: here's another thing that through. remember the big fight over the x.m. bank that was supposed to be shut down, it was a terrible thing, and it was actually quite engaged fight for certain republicans. and it's going to get renewed. reid: this is a fight not a lot of people expected. there's a vociferous minority didg house republicans who not want to pass any kind of reauthorization of the which hasort bank been

owners of restaurant accused of hiding section million dollars from the i.r.s. prosecutors said they destroyed the two cash register receipts from the store and filed false tax returned. >> gene: bill cosby taking legal action against some of the women accusing him of rape. he said he never drugged or sexual assault and as a result he has suffered loss of jobs and mortification and they have revoked with school. cosby has been accused of sexual assault from dozen of women and not been charged with ate crime. >> shiri: last of the rain showers coming with gusts, invent to 30 miles per hour now over southeastern massachusetts including south shore, cape and islands but look at how the winds increase this afternoon, easily gusting 30 if not 40 to 50 miles per hour. stays gusty like this coming up next. >> gene: nasa looking for a few good restaurants but do you have what it takes? hiring requirements regular people need to get into space. >> michael: commuters are smiling, at least a little bit, about the prices at the bump and tell you about the industry and it is

perception of tax risk, analysts and major investors did not want to risk paying billions in taxes to the i.r.s. when the spinoff of alibaba took place. the board was considering several options at the meetings including selling the internet business. the c.e.o. marissa mayer promised details in january on a land that would include layoffs. shares are up half a point in premarket tradeing. >>> 6:0 5 the happening today, a california state senator from los angeles will hold a hearing to find out why state agencies failed to spend $10 million in charitable donations from taxpayers. the state senator said that the practice is unaccessible and a significant amount of that money went to cover administration expenses. the money was checked when people in california filed tax returns. >> federal judge reduced the fine that prosecutors can seek against pg&e for the san bruno explosions curing to the struck struck -- to chronicle" saying the pg&e will face a maximum fine of half of the request when it goes on trial on 27 felony counts of code violations. the city manager said that the decision is disapp

reporter: can you explain how the i.r.s. funding level was negotiated given there was a permanent extender bill was passed. the speaker: i have been on the ways and means committee for 15 years and been trying to get this tax policy in place. so i'm excited about this huge win for families, for job creators, for certainty for our economy. this is going to help us grow our economy. with respect to the i.r.s., i have to tell you whether it was the oversight that jason chaffetz and his committee has done and the ways and means committee under the leadership of peter roskham, the i.r.s. meddles into the political affairs of people and we are not going to let them turn into a political weapon again and we have these critical riders dealing with the i.r.s. so people can exercise their first amendment freedoms without fear of the i.r.s. coming down on them. as far as customer service, we want to make sure the i.r.s. has what they need. reporter: given the defections of your own members are you confident there will be no shutdown. th

reporter: can you explain how the i.r.s. funding level was negotiated given there was a permanent extender bill was passed. the speaker: i have been on the ways and means committee for 15 years and been trying to get this tax policy in place. so i'm excited about this huge win for families, for job creators, for certainty for our economy. this is going to help us grow our economy. with respect to the i.r.s., i have to tell you whether it was the oversight that jason chaffetz and his committee has done and the ways and means committee under the leadership of peter roskham, the i.r.s. medicals into the political affairs of people and we are not going to let them turn into a political weapon again and we have these critical riders dealing with the i.r.s. so people can exercise their first amendment freedoms without fear of the i.r.s. coming down on them. as far as customer service, we want to make sure the i.r.s. has what they need. reporter: given the did he if he your own members are you confident there will be no shutdown. th

owners of the north shore beverly restaurant are accused of hiding nearly $6 million in income from the i.r.s. prosecutors say they destroyed the true cash register and receipts from the store and filed false tax returns instead. >> julie: it is 9:40. this morning bill cosby taking almost action against some of the women accusing him of rape. he is counter suing seven of those women and attorney says cosby never drugged nor sexually assaulted the women listed in lawsuit. cosby's lawyers states that the false opportunistic accusations caused cosby to suffer loss of jobs and mortification. b.u. trustees voted to revoke the hon harry trustee saying it brought lasting and discredit upon himself and inconsistent with the school's values. cosby denied all the sexual allegations from dozens of women and not been charged with a crime. weather every ten minutes. live look outside through brighton and traffic remains steady and heavy as heading eastbound, kind of atypical because by now we are used to seeing it really lighten up, i will have look at drive times in a moment. first here is shiri. >> shir

alibaba stake lined up 15%, $32 billion, and they had to retrace because they didn't get the okay from the i.r.s that this was going to be a tax free deal. a lot of people are saying, hey, maybe, marissa mayer's time is up. she's telling us she can't handle the top job. >> the big question is do you give her an additional month or two or three months specifically? this is a pretty tough situation for her. she's just given birth to twins last week. she says she's going to unveil more details of the restructuring next month. one month be isn't a whole lot of time. >> yeah, but, you know, what was interesting in that interview on last week on cnbc was richard webb, the chairman of yahoo!, he did point out that he thought the stock was under valued. when you tally all the components up, yahoo! japan is $8.5 million. alibaba, it's worth $32 billion by itself. throw in the core business, that's 0 to $8 billion, i'm seeing mainly 4 as a stock. a lot of people say it's not priced where it should be. >> it's taken a huge hit and no one knows how much the internet business is worth. let's talk about dan l

p a to the i.r.s. that are killing jobs to try to at those things as well, and also increase defense spending. the president hats gutted our military over the last few years. we're living in a dangerous world, so we're reprioritizing defense. >> are you going to be able to get the votes you need, given the fact that the funding of planned parenthood is going to be in the way to get the necessary votes? >> you know, our members have been engaged in this for weeks now. we obviously passed a lot of bills that address the probable we're negotiating to try to get into this final bill, but our members have been engaged in this. we've had meetings with our lead appropriation committee members as we're negotiating the final details. >> i'm glad you mentioned the rely la torrie environment, because i think that's what business is focused on. the epa as obamacare as really a detriment. >> it's not just businesses. if you look at some of the latest proposals to epa on power plants, it would cause roughly a 15% inc

also passed critical bills to protect our country from cyber attacks, something we saw happening at the i.r.s. where 100,000 records of taxpayers was hacked in a cyber attack and stolen and compromised. we saw also millions of people's records compromised at the office of management and budget. so congress has passed legislation that's now being reconciled with a different house bill to be able to get that to the president to providt security that we all need when we are online. and as i said, we passed the first budget that's been passed in six years. the point i'm trying to convey is that not everything up here is fighting like cats and dogs. it's not the shirts versus the skins. it's not like democrats and republicans can never find anything that we agree on. sure, there is a lot we disagree on, and that's fine. it's fine to have policy differences, and this is the forum where those policy differences are debated and where, if possible, the common ground can be found that we can find that common ground. i've told the story, and i'm going to conclude here since i see our colleague from geor

cakes through your employer, you will get -- care, through your employer, you will get fined by the i.r.s. >> kim: right here at news 3, just a reminder, we are your olympic station and the summer games are going to be here if just a matter of months from that location. thank you for, troy, our audio guy, for giving us the fun, live pictures from rio on your screen. they have concerns about the upcoming summer olympics, police have busted up a ring they say was issued fake birth certificates to dozens of syrians, so a report by news stations within brazil sake the fake birth certificates were used to obtain valid brazilian documents, including passports and national id cards. passport holders have traveled europe. four people are facing fraud charges hand also belonging to a criminal organization. >> dana: 6:17 a.m. now on this tuesday morning. let's get a check of traffic, and also, a report of a fire, tom hawley has all of it right now. >> tom: this one is in a small strip mall, which is -- [inaudible] you can see that they have multiple units here. firefighters now on the shied of the

of the obama administration's conservative speech suppression scandal, enact important reforms at the i.r.s. and force it to root out waste. these reforms would help prevent another lois lerner and it would help ensure i.r.s. employees who target americans for their political beliefs are actually fired. this legislation would strip out more pieces of a part sang law that hurts the middle class. one newspaper said the measure before us would take an ax to a key pillar of obamacare. it would prevent a taxpayer bailout of obamacare as well. the administration pushed hard to reverse that last provision but does not succeed. the legislation before us would root out waste, fraud, and abuse. it would consolidate or terminate dozens -- literally dozens of programs. it would make long overdue reforms to our tax code. it contains pro-life and second amendment protections as well. so here's the bottom line, in my view: this legislation is worth supporting. it doesn't mean this is the legislation i would have written on my own. it doesn't mean this is the legislation speaker ryan would have written on

the i.r.s. knows how to fix th this. we list out the solutions on this. we've got to actually implement this. we have to be able to protect the taxpayer and to protect individuals from identify theft being stolen. that is a fumble but it's fixable and we need to do it. i haven't even gotten into some simple things like the school lunches. ask any teenager what they think of the school lunches at this point and the new regulations. or waters of the u.s. and how even the corps of engineers doesn't even want to implement the new e.p.a. rule. how the fiduciary standard is causing chaos among retirees and individuals wanting to get retirement advice. or rural banks and how they want to be able to give out loans for mortgages but can't in many rural areas of america. there are solutions to these. and it's our responsibility to be able to work through the process to solve this. $50 billion in deficit --with $450 billion in deficit spending and an economy that continues to slow down, this body needs to determine what is our job and do it. and it would be my encou

list, the massive abuses of individual constitutional rights by this administration, , of uses of the i.r.s. law-abiding citizens, that richard nixon could have only dreamed of abusing the way this administration has. but the trouble is, there's no due process for someone to be adjudicated, to put on the no-fly list. there's no due process to get off the no-fly list. nd in fact, one of the men i respect as much as anybody i know, he's a constituent, he's an army veteran, he's a retired general, lives in east texas, we've had to help him a number of times, once again, to get off the no-fly list. and unfortunately we never can find out why he's ever put on the no-fly list in the first place. the only thing i know, he is a devout christian. he is a supporter of mine. he would never knowingly violate the law of the united states. so i don't know, is it because he's a supporter of mine? i mean, a year ago i was trying to fly back from london and an official there in london airport with their security said, sir, i understand who you are, very sorry, but your homeland security says you're somebody

>> well, it is a busy season for charitable giving but charities across the country are concerned about a new proposal, a new i.r.s. proposal. the proposal would encourage nonprofits to collect a social security numbers of donors. that way donations of more than $250 would be more secure. they say it would give donors a better way of verifying their contributions. but the norn profit representatives say it could -- but the nonprofit representatives say it could be a prevent some from giving it. >> will open the door for scam artists to come in and have fraudsters go hog-wild, if you will. >> an i.r.s. spokesman says the proposal would be voluntary. donors would not be required to provide social security numbers and nonprofits would not be required to collect them. >>> president obama's plan unveiled any day day. but it comes with some controversy since he's planning to do it without congress. the president's rumored executive order could include expanding background checks for gun buyers, protestors at the white house say they're hopeful the president will follow through with his promise. >> we will be here until

this is the same administration that's gone after conservative organizations with the i.r.s. let me also point out that before you try to clean out the homes of honest law-abiding americans, including a again who is a constituent who keeps ending up on the no-fly list, why don't you get rid of the 72 department of homeland security employees who are on the no-fly list before you try to take guns away from law-abiding americans. the speaker pro tempore: the entleman's time has expired. mr. perry: i reserve. words. that's the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the gentlewoman from texas. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. but let me just say this, i'm not sure if the gentleman from texas, a dear friend, was asking us to get rid of the no-fly list or the watch list. our point today, mr. speaker, is very narrow. we are just asking for terrorists not to be able to walk into a gun shop and buy a gun. this is a loophole that is most glaring. 80% of the american people, 80%, believe that this is impossible. it m

fifth, it reins in the i.r.s. and empowers taxpayers. requires i.r.s. employees to respect the taxpayer wifble its -- bill of rights and prohibits i.r. ssks missouri from using personal emple mail account for official business. we can all agree these are important taxpayer victories. finally, this bill serves as he path for the pro-growth tax reform, by assuring we will no longer have to spend months each year debating on tax provisions. i'm proud of this legislation and grateful to all the members of the ways and means committee and those on our g.o.p. conference who have helped us throughout the course of our negotiations. there is a lot in this but these are the kai principles. the bottom line is it prevents tax increases, creates more job opportunities, makes it easier for americans to do their taxes. that's a great gift for american taxpayers and people who want and deserve a stronger u.s. economy. one more point about this bill, last week i was here to talk ams the bipartisan cust report that will help american workers. the house has done its work

employees who take politically motivated actions against taxpayers and prohibiting the i.r.s.mployees from using personal email accounts for official business. in addition to these critical tax extenders, the rule also provides for consideration of the omnibus spending bill for the fiscal year 2016 at the funding levels agreed to in the bipartisan budget act passed earlier this year. there's much to be proud of in this 2,000-page bill and accompanying explanatory statement, but as i have told many of my colleagues, if you can't find something you don't agree with in the bill, you must not be looking hard enough. that being said, mr. speaker, this omnibus spending measure is a compromise and and reflection of divided government, but it also demonstrates a commitment by both sides to restoring regular order to this house. while i could provide a long list of things i wish were included, this bill still maintains key republican and conservative priorities. for example, the bill keeps e.p.a. staffing levels at the lowest level since 1989. in addition, it terminates dozens of dupli

the point is this during this administration the i.r.s. has been used extensively to harass and intimidate ordinary americans for exercising their first amendment rights. what the president proposes is that on the whim of any federal bureaucrat an american can be denied their second amendment rights as well with no opportunity to confront their accuser, contest the evidence, or avail themselves of any of their other due process rights under the constitution. the congress september that the left is seeking to -- concept that the left is seeking to instill in our law is that mere suspicion by a bureaucrat is sufficient to deny law-abiding american citizens their constitutional rights under the law. given the left's demonstrated hostility to freedom of speech and due process of law, it's not hard to see where this is leading us. i support the president's proposal if it established a judicial process where an individual could only be placed on this list once he had been accorded his constitutional rights to be informed of the charges, to be giv

the i.r.s. quantified this. they determined that 86% of the taxpayers who claim this deduction -- 86% -- earn less than $100,000. this isn't a tax deduction for rich people. this is a tax deduction for ordinary americans who are going through very, very difficult times. having the ability to take this deduction is more important now than it's ever been because obamacare has done so much to drive up people's costs. right? that's not just my saying, this right? november 15, "new york times" headline -- quote -- "many say high deductibles make their health law insurance all but useless." that's "the new york times." well, high deductibles are one of the main contributing factors to people having a high out-of-pocket cost. so obamacare's driven these plans into these high deductibles, thereby forcing people to lay out more cash and at the same time we're saying, oh, but you can't deduct it like you used to be able to. november 2 on cnbc they reported that obamacare's cheapest plans just got more expensive. there are

actually who bears being watched or in the hands of an aggressive gun control administration, the use of i.r.s.-type tactics against people the powers that be don't like. such lists are dangerous to basic liberty. first fix the process for how the no-fly list tool is used d revised before adding more restrictions, one that would not have even captured the san bernardino shooters. this list being added to the democrat gun control christmas or holiday period list. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? mr. cole: mr. speaker, by direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 560 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 80, house resolution 560. resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider the conference report to accompany the bill h.r. 644, to re-authorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes. . all points of order against the con

breaking out across our land to have an administration that picks and hooses the laws that it likes, to enforce them and have an i.r.s. that abuses their positions mountain law that has homeland security, that deleted thousands of documents, that would help us identify terrorists and then go after the guy that preserved them on iron key.assified a real hero but he's now been forced out of homeland security . he resigned but after they empaneled a grand jury to , became te him terrorists in the way that the government treated them, not with guns but with the power of this administration. i mean, when somebody's as law abiding as some of our whistleblowers have been only to find that this administration will come after you if you try to stand up for ruth and integrity, can we not xpect lawlessness to break out ? john adams wrote that this government was intended for the governing of a moral and religious people. it's not fit to govern any others. and i know the president and others keep saying there's nowhere in the world that has like equency of shootings this, mass murders like we do in the united states, but as i've

i.r.s. -- $33,000? larissa: yes. lemonis: kas mortgage -- $345,000 on the building? -gary: correct. -lemonis: i'm a little confused how a business that got a fresh start after receiving insurance money can be in such debt. they owe their vendors $187,000, taxes -- $67,000, credit cards -- $30,000, utilities and services -- $44,000, and all mortgages at $595,000, totaling $923,000 in debt from a company that got a fresh start just a few years ago. how do you guys pay the bills at home? how are you surviving? gary: i will take money out of the deposits. i will take money, cash out, and give it to her to go to the store. lemonis: and sue was telling me downstairs that one of the things she struggled with is you were pulling from this fund and pulling from that fund. gary: yeah. sometimes that would happen. and a lot of these expenses are just household expenses. lemonis: gary, so you told me that your mortgage is really past due, as well. gary: at home, yeah. lemonis: is your mortgage paid here? gary: yes. we're in good shape. lemonis: what kind of car do you drive? sue: the bmw. lemon

i.r.s.? no. e.p.a.? gone. somebody said what are you gong to do with the e.p.a.? hands watching to see if somebody is dumping pollution in the river. that is the e.p.a. i'd let the states educate our children and kick the federal government out of our every waking moment in our lives and i would tell them quit blowing our money. [applause] mr. robertson: god help us. >> actor ben aflac and philanthropist bill gates spoke earlier this year. mr. aflac is the founder of an initiative. this is a 15-minute portion of their testimony. their testimony. leahy, and other members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to talk with you about the importance of u.s. foreign assistance. talked about what great things can happen if the united states and other countries maintain the generosity that they have had through this account. over the next 15 years, there are some amazing things that can be achieved. 25 years ago, by 1990, that rate was down to one in ten. with the right investments, over the next 15 years, we'll be able to cut it in half again to 1 in 40, a fast

, it's, like, lay there in bed and go, "what the hell's gonna happen-- >> here's what you get to do, you get to go to sleep at night and know that your i.r.s paid. you get to go to sleep at night and know that your payables are paid. you get to go to sleep at night and know that you're actually gonna make money. i'm gonna do whatever it takes to put a manager in charge that meets my standards so that you don't have to be there seven days a-- >> i don't like surprise like this! >> well, you know what? you're gonna continue to be surprised. you're also gonna be surprised when you get a check at the end of the year and you can actually put it in the bank. >> that's enough, you're out of here, you're gone. it's my company. >> yeah. >> you don't like it? get out. okay, if i-- >> you're a minority partner. i'm 100% in charge. when you took my check and you agreed that i'd have 51%, and i told the employees that i was 100% in charge, i wasn't kidding! >> you better be right. you better be right. you better be right. >> i know i'm right. >> because if not, ali and i are [bleep]. we-we--walking back on the street. we lose our home. we lose our cars

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>> well, it is a busy season for charitable giving but charities across the country are concerned about a new proposal, a new i.r.s. proposal. the proposal would encourage nonprofits to collect a donors. that way donations of more than $250 would be more secure. they say it would give verifying their contributions. but the norn profit representatives say it could