Mike Crapo

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 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…

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.

We have never had an argument in this committee about whether we need to give the IRS the necessary resources.

I want to get into that.

The battle has been over this completely uncontrolled and undefined commitment of 60 percent of the $80 billion to enforcement.

These shortfalls fall on hardworking Americans with modest income far under $400,000.

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

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

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

A smart reform now will not only allow us to seize new opportunities, but also to confront the rise of opportunists.

Modernizing U.S. Customs laws is fast becoming of critical importance.

I think we do need to fix it.

Every State is a border State in the context of fentanyl, because it's coming into every single State in massive amounts and in massive ways.

Smart Customs modernization will fight and deter crime, create jobs, move goods faster, and save Americans money all at the same time.

The policies that have been enacted by President Biden's reckless tax and spending bill really are not going to be helpful in trying to regain the credibility of the American people for the agency.

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.