mr. werfel: yes. sen. crapo: we have had significant issues in idaho and they are exiting across the country. according to data provided by yourself, is coming taking the irs almost two years to resolve id theft cases flagged by taxpayers to the irs. your staff also indicates that the irs currently has a backlog of almost 600,000 such cases. during the time a taxpayer awaits the irs resolving a case, many negative outcomes can occur, including the irs itself taking actions that could harm the already victimized taxpayers, such as imposing liens or levies. as a sign of how pervasive and troubling these cases are, i am aware of instances where state and local governments have reached out to congress to assist with their own id-theft cases. now, i'm not asking you to comment today on any particular case. my staff has been in touch with you and your staff with regard to some of these. speaking generally to all of the cases, i'm concerned and certain you would agree that taking years to identify and resolv