So, Mr. President, I have great respect for the Senator from Utah. I appreciate that he is very careful about citing law and often comes to this body to talk about reading the actual words of a statute. And so he read to us 10 U.S.C…

I do want to make sure we are keeping in mind any unintended consequences that may limit access to care because of the discussion drafts in the hearings today.

We have Republicans now who are threatening to default on our national debt unless they can get cuts to housing resources.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 190, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 191, and ``nay'' on rollcall No. 192. ____________________

Taxpayers have spoken loudly and clearly: Direct File works well for them, and more Americans want access to it.

Ending this free, easy-to-use and popular program would be an insult to American taxpayers, eliminating an important alternative to commercial options provided by the tax prep industry.

So for years, lobbyists and antitax extremists have worked to gut the IRS, to prevent it from chasing down wealthy tax cheats.

But thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS now has the resources it needs to make tax filing free and easy.

it is high time for the IRS to develop its own truly free and easy way for hardworking Americans to file their taxes and to claim their refunds.

Let's think about this. We need to be working on the issues that matter to families and kids. To make these children responsible for all of that and to incite fear, discrimination, and hatred, you should hang your heads in shame.

So for years, lobbyists and antitax extremists have worked to gut the IRS, to prevent it from chasing down wealthy tax cheats.

I think that's a failure. Tax prep companies have sabotaged the Free File program.

Americans deserve an IRS that ensures that folks at the top pay what they owe, and that honest hardworking Americans can file their taxes without spending an excessive amount of time or a lot of money to get that done.

I think that's a failure. Tax prep companies have sabotaged the Free File program.

But thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS now has the resources it needs to make tax filing free and easy.

it is high time for the IRS to develop its own truly free and easy way for hardworking Americans to file their taxes and to claim their refunds.

Americans deserve an IRS that ensures that folks at the top pay what they owe, and that honest hardworking Americans can file their taxes without spending an excessive amount of time or a lot of money to get that done.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am from Boston. If you want to talk about sports, I am all in. If you want to talk about equality for women and girls, if you want to talk about Title IX and ensuring fairness in sports, sign me up. As…