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On the recordFebruary 15, 2023
So, in other words, if Republicans succeeded in repealing IRS funding, we would have more billionaire tax cheats, and that sounds like it's going to cost us money.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren warns that defunding the IRS would enable wealthy tax evasion.

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