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Ed Markey: Last year's surface transportation bill, the FAST Act, included a provision requiring the IRS to hire private debt…

On the recordMay 17, 2016
Last year's surface transportation bill, the FAST Act, included a provision requiring the IRS to hire private debt collectors to collect certain unpaid taxes.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the implications of the FAST Act on tax collection and consumer protection.

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