Under the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program, homes are independently verified to be measurably more energy efficient than average houses.

Reports also suggest that Ernst and Young and other large tax preparation firms are sending tax returns overseas for processing. But the IRS has no control over tax information once it's been sent to India or another country.

In fact, 80 percent of our domestic job growth comes from the small- and medium-sized business community.

Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.

Small businesses are the economic drivers of our country, providing the stimulus our communities need.

Social security, bank account, and credit card numbers aren't just data. In the wrong hands they can wipe out someone's life savings, wreck their credit and cause financial ruin.

Taxpayers should not be coerced into giving up their privacy rights just to file their taxes.