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Jason Smith: “This budget proposes an additional $80 billion for the IRS, which will be used to more than double its number of agents.”

On the recordJune 8, 2021
This budget proposes an additional $80 billion for the IRS, which will be used to more than double its number of agents.
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

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Smith criticizes the budget for increasing IRS funding without enhancing border security.

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