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Supercharged IRS

The new Manchin-Biden Build Back Better bill allots $80 billion in new funding for the IRS – more than six times the agency’s current annual budget.

Included in the $80 billion is funding to send 87,000 new IRS agents after you and your family-owned business on the belief that everyone is a tax cheat. The IRS has already been targeting lower and middle income earners, yet Democrats want to hire new IRS agents to audit individuals and small businesses. They’ve also promised to revive their invasive bank surveillance scheme.

A Thanksgiving Dinner Cheatsheet for the Biden Economy

November 23, 2022 — 'Inflation Reduction Act'

Thanksgiving is a time to get together with loved ones and express your gratitude. It may also be the occasion for discussions about the economy at the dinner table–as even the White House has noted. Here are some useful ...

Brady: Court Decision Opens Dangerous New Political Battleground Where No Citizen Is Safe From Majority Political Party in Congress

November 22, 2022 — 'Inflation Reduction Act'

After the Supreme Court stepped aside to allow Democrats from the House Ways and Means Committee to obtain and make public former President Trump’s private tax returns, Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement: “The Supreme Court has no idea what their inaction unleashes. By effectively granting ...

Brady: Neither White House Nor Congress Should Target Political Enemies Through IRS

November 15, 2022 — 'Inflation Reduction Act'

After the New York Times reported that the IRS was told to target former top FBI officials James B. Comey and Andrew G. McCabe, Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement: "Former IRS Commissioner Rettig himself has disputed these claims, noting that he had no communication with President Trump ...

Republicans Vow to Hold the Government Accountable

November 07, 2022 — 'Inflation Reduction Act'

In a series of letters to top officials, Ways and Means Republicans have laid the groundwork for an onslaught of investigations into the Biden Administration’s abuses of power. The Committee will track down the waste of taxpayer dollars, fight for transparency, and hold the Administration accountable for its unprecedented executive overreach.

Brady Seeks Info About IRS Tax Credit Mailers Given Suspicious Political Timing and Potential for Fraud

November 07, 2022 — 'Inflation Reduction Act'

With less than a month before the 2022 midterm elections, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sent a mailer to 9 million Americans informing them that they may be eligible to apply for tax credits. The IRS also took the unusual step of extending the typical deadline for such filing by a month. The timing of the mailers seems both “suspicious” and “political” ...

A. Smith: GOP Will Dismantle Dems’ IRS Scheme, Hold Government Accountable

October 24, 2022 — 'Inflation Reduction Act'

“An accountable government isn’t a bloated one empowered to target taxpayers, which is why we are working together to defund the Biden Administration’s plan to hire 87,000 new employees to audit American taxpayers,” writes Ways and Means Member Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Rep. Michelle Steel ...