Posted on 09/10/2014 12:20:53 PM PDT by jazusamo
During another grueling hearing on the ObamaCare rollout, the head of the Internal Revenue Service tried to offer lawmakers an assurance about the soon-to-open enrollment period.
“Whenever we can, we follow the law,” IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told the House Ways and Means subcommittee on health on Wednesday.
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), who leads the subcommittee, immediately expressed his concern with the remarks.
“I encourage you to follow the law in all instances,” Brady said.
Koskinen, who was confirmed as head of IRS last December, has repeatedly faced lawmakers' ire over the agency's targeting of conservative groups.
Lawmakers spent a majority of Wednesday's hearing grilling Koskinen and Andy Slavitt, HealthCare.Gov's fix-it man, on how they would verify that consumers were providing correct income information as they signed up for insurance subsidies.
Koskinen, who said he’s been meeting with tech and business staff every two weeks since January, said things are “on track” to verify income for all new enrollees.
Still, Slavitt acknowledged that the administration faces a “trust gap” in ObamaCare’s second year of implementation.
Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) cautioned against what he described as unchecked power given to the IRS under the healthcare law. He demanded to know how the Obama administration would prevent a “Lois Lerner 2.0 situation."
“It seems to me that the IRS is just poised to go swimming in a big pool of money,” Roskam said. “Are these the same IT people that can’t find Lois Lerner’s emails or deal with her hard drives?”
Koskinen was asked if he defended Lerner, to which he replied, “No, I don’t know her."
It was Slavitt’s first public appearance since the federal government announced last week that HealthCare.gov had been hacked in July. But just one lawmaker, Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), prodded Slavitt about the security breach.
Price questioned why insurance company leaders told him they had learned about the hack from media reports. Slavitt disputed the claim, saying he had personally informed a representative from the insurance association about the breach.
Whenever we can, we pay our taxes.
Thanks for admitting you believe you are above the law. When do they get frog marched out?
Next time I have a client with a penalty I’ll try the excuse “we tried as hard as we could to follow the law” and advise the agent that is official IRS policy.
Whenever I can, I pay my taxes...
translation:
‘Whenever someone is watching, we follow the law’
Well then, “Whenever I can” pay my taxes, I will.
...just following your example, Mr. Koskinen.
That’s gonna be my policy from now on, too. “Whenever I can, I’ll follow the law.”
Wow, Gollum. So when it’s like, uhmmmm...convenient and no way around it?
You know, I don’t usually speed when I’m in rush hour traffic either...
“Whenever we can, we follow the law,...”
Whenever we can or Whenever necessary???
You don’t have to be a mind reader to know his real meaning.
Let’s see how that works for us peons.
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Bump
The IRS is a criminal organization.
I’ll be sure to do the same.
Incorrect. Only the ruling class and their JBTs have to can pick and choose which laws to obey. You and I must follow the hundreds of thousands of laws to the letter or be hauled in front of a judge.
Not to criticize your words but I prefer him being called a Pustule.
About four steps below a Putz.
Or as Putin would say, a real pusski!
Great. I will try to file my return. Whenever I can.
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