March 02,2000

Committee Approves IRS Oversight Board Nominations


WASHINGTON -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman William V. Roth, Jr. (R-DE) announced that in an off-the-floor markup, the Senate Finance Committee today favorably reported the IRS Oversight Board nominations of:

• Mr. George L. Farr

• Mr. Charles L. Kolbe

• Ms. Nancy Killefer

• Mr. Larry R. Levitan

• Mr. Steve H. Nickles

• Mr. Robert Tobias

• Ms. Karen Hastie Williams

"I look forward to working with this Board," Roth stated. "They have a very important task ahead of them. They are responsible for overseeing the IRS in its administration and management of the tax laws."