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Panelists talked about the case for U.S. tax reform. Topics included tax code simplification and fairness, the value-added tax, the corporate tax rate, and raising taxes to pay for Social Se…

Peter Peterson talked about his book Running On Empty: How The Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do About It, published by Farrar, Straus a…

Participants talked with reporters about saving federal dollars for the future through budget policy, tax cuts, and disciplined use of the federal budget surplus. Among the issues they addre…

IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin talked about the changes in tax filing in 1999. He focused on the toll free help line that is open 24 hours for filing a…

President Clinton signed the IRS Reform legislation during a ceremony at the White House. The bill is designed to begin reforms and restructuring the Internal Revenue Service. President Clin…

Representatives Richard Gephardt (D-MO) and Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin talked about their opposition to the Republican proposal to eliminate the federal tax co…

Secretary Rubin and Commissioner Rossotti announced that former FBI and CIA director William Webster will review the practices of the criminal investigation section of the Internal Revenue S…

Committee members heard testimony from Secretary Robert Rubin and Commissioner Charles Rossotti on ways to restructure the Internal Revenue Service. Commissioner Rossotti proposed to divide …

U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Congressman Charles Rangel (D-New York) were joined by other Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee, to react to Congressman Bill Archer’s …

US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Deputy Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and National Economic Advisor Gene Sperling met with reporters to discuss IRS reform proposals. They discussed i…

President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin held a news conference to release proposed changes to IRS operations. The changes were proposed by a Pr…

Secretary of Treasury Robert Rubin and Acting IRS Commissioner Michael Dolan announced new customer service initiatives at the Internal Revenue Service. These initiatives expanded on program…

Administration economic officials briefed reporters on the details of President Clinton’s tax proposal, which he highlighted outside the White House earlier in the day. The House and Senate …

Education Secretary Richard Riley and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin reacted to the House Ways and Means Committee tax cut proposal, specifically concerning education tax incentives. They a…

Democratic leaders briefed reporters on their alternative to the Republican tax cut proposals released on June 9 by Congressman Bill Archer (R-Texas). The plan would offer the earned income …

Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin spoke on the tax cut proposals at a news conference.

Vice President Al Gore (D-Tennessee) and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin announced the formation of a task force to improve customer service at the Internal Revenue Service. The task force w…

The Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform met to discuss the many long-term fiscal issues facing U.S. citizens. Commission members, appointed by President Clinton and Democrati…