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Elizabeth Warren: The only people who stand to benefit from a weaker IRS are wealthy tax cheats.

On the recordApril 26, 2021
The only people who stand to benefit from a weaker IRS are wealthy tax cheats.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren emphasizes that a weaker IRS benefits only the wealthy who evade taxes.

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