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Jason Smith: The law of the land is Article I of the Constitution. Congress has the power of the purse to appropriate funds, and…

On the recordApril 20, 2016
The law of the land is Article I of the Constitution. Congress has the power of the purse to appropriate funds, and Congress appropriated the funds in 2016, but the IRS is not following that appropriately. This is wrong.
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri
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govinfo.gov
Apr 20, 2016

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