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I want to know whether you are going to commit today that the plan will not allow this super-sized enforcement money to be utilized against people who make less than $400,000 per year.

So we're looking at 87,000 new IRS agents. The promise was that they're not going to come after anybody who makes less $400,000, but what's just come out is a new program aimed at how to better report tips.

I would hope that you wouldn't seek any plan like I just described, which I think is a violation of the privacy of our American citizens, unless Congress directed it.

I want to get into that. From the IRS's own data, the two largest single components of the tax gap... are small businesses, small business income, and individual non-business income.

If confirmed, Mr. Werfel, you must be the change agent we have long been promised.

I want to know whether there are any intentions at the IRS or any intention on your part to regulatorily seek to expand the ability of the IRS to literally invade and look into the bank accounts of Americans simply because they have…

This is a shakedown of small business operators and middle-class families to pay for expensive, partisan policies, and it just gets very, very bothersome.

Secretary Yellen reportedly has said she's directed the IRS not to use this--somewhere in the neighborhood of $50 billion--to enforce against people with incomes less than $400,000.

There's growing uncertainty about when or even if the IRS plan for spending the $80 billion will be publicly released.

The IRS exists solely to serve taxpayers and fairly administer tax law.

We believe we need to help them in asymmetric weapons capabilities, help them train and integrate their reserves.

Money has a way of doing that.

The Biden administration said over and over again that it supports security assistance to Taiwan. However, it did nothing to advocate for Taiwan during the appropriations process.

The Chinese Government's tacit endorsement of this massive drug trade is just not right.

China is certainly our high priority in this legislative session as we go forward.

I have said for years that we Republicans and Democrats--the executive and legislative branch--have to work together if we are going to confront what China is doing.

The United States has to step up and defend democratic values, not just the might of our military, but the power of our diplomatic persuasion.

Nothing is more urgent than ensuring Taiwan has the capabilities and training to deter Chinese aggression.