Keeping the IRS Out of Health Care

Statement

Washington has simply gotten too big, too bloated, and too intrusive in our everyday lives. That's why this past week, the House of Representatives passed a package of bills designed to rein in excess, punish abuse, and hold bureaucrats accountable.

Among the bills approved by the House are ones to end lavish government employee conferences, allow the IRS to fire employees who engage in political targeting, and limit the size of federal employee bonuses. Many of these commonsense bills were passed unanimously.

But the one that will have the biggest impact for you and your family is the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act. Under Obamacare, the IRS is charged with ensuring you purchase health insurance under the individual and employer mandates, and collecting a variety of new taxes included in the law.

That means the agency would have to hire new employees and have access to sensitive personal information, raising new privacy concerns given the recent scandal where employees targeted individuals and organizations based on their political beliefs.

It's time to say "enough is enough" to the IRS. This simple, two-page bill will avert a coming disaster by preventing the agency's involvement in the enforcing or implementing any portion of Obamacare.

The bottom line is, the IRS has already proven it is unwilling or unable to fairly enforce our laws. We don't need an army of IRS employees subjecting you to more abuse, targeting, and harassment in your health care decisions.

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