WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo issued the following news release:

At a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) CEO Frank Bisignano, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) highlighted the significant tax relief tens of millions of hardworking families and job creators are experiencing this filing season, thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts.

According to Bisignano, "Thanks to the legislation signed into law, we are seeing historically high refunds and adoption of the President's key tax initiatives at levels that surpassed expectations."

"I think it's actually exceeding expectations," he added. "More than eighty million Americans have had refunds-that's the most ever. So, when we think about the refund...