...our colleague. Before we recognize you, Mr. Stark, may I ask my colleague, Mr. Schulze, if he has any opening statement. Mr. Schulze. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to join you in continuing our hearings on the unrelated business activities of tax-exempt organizations. Yesterday,...

...will begin the hearings but first let's hear from Congressman Dick Schulze, ranking minority member. Mr. SCHULZE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to join you in continuing our hearings on the administration's proposals for pension plan funding reform and a variable...

...appearance and for your testimony today. Mr. Schulze, have you got any statement you want to make? Mr. SCHULZE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to join you in our fifth and final day of hearings on the unrelated business activities of tax-exempt organizations....

...statement about the hearings on Customs accounting procedures or anything about this. Mr. Schulze. Mr. SCHULZE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to join you in opening our hearing on the accounting controls in the US Customs Service. The accounting controls at the US Customs Service are...

...GAO, and before we proceed, I will ask Mr. Schulze if he has any preliminary statements. Mr. Schulze. Mr. SCHULZE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to join you in opening our hearing on the l989 tax return filing season. Last year there was considerable anxiety about how the IRS and taxpayers...

...will be the needs. Now let me ask Mr. Schulze if he has any opening remarks. Mr. SCHULZE. Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to join you in opening our hearing on the fiscal year 1990 budgets of the Internal Revenue Service and the US Tax Court. The fiscal year 1990...

...you that we've enjoyed working with you, Commissioner Gibbs. Now the Chair recognizes Mr. Schulze. Mr. SCHULZE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to join you in opening the first Oversight Subcommittee hearing of the 101st Congress. The subcommittee can be proud of its...

...Now, before we proceed, let me ask Mr. Schulze if he has any opening statement to make. Mr. Schulze? Mr. SCHULZE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to join you in opening today's hearing on the fiscal year 1989 budget for the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS is expected...

...OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. DICK SCHULZE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to join you in opening our hearing on establishing the Social Security Administration as an independent agency. Thousand of Americans rely...

...behavior. I look forward to receiving the GAO testimony. Now, the Chair will yield to Mr. Schulze for any statement. Mr. SCHULZE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to join you in opening today's hearing on the tax gap. The term "tax gap" has no precise definition. It has evolved as a figure...