Democrats deny GOP quick vote on IRS provision [View All]

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http://www.columbiatribune.com/2004/Nov/20041124News024.asp

Published Wednesday, November 24, 2004
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats said yesterday they will block quick congressional withdrawal of a provision that would give more lawmakers access to income tax returns because majority Republicans won’t first promise to stop rushing bills through Congress.

Members of both parties say they object to the tax provision, calling it an infringement of taxpayers’ privacy. But it has been caught up in a larger fight over Congress’ habit of passing massive bills with lightning speed, giving lawmakers little time to learn precisely what they are voting on.

"This extraordinary invasion of privacy did not have the majority support of either chamber," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in announcing her plans to block House passage today. "It was a ‘Saturday night massacre’ on Americans’ privacy made possible only by the Republicans’ willingness to abuse the rules of the people’s House."
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