It might surprise you that it slowed down some in the Senate, even though it was unanimous in the House.
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James Paul Lankford is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Oklahoma since January 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Lankford has focused on issues such as healthcare, government spending, and religious freedom during his time in office. He previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015, representing Oklahoma's 5th congressional district.
we will keep pressing until we get this done, because we feel it is exceptionally important
I would say when we hear 'major, comprehensive way,' we typically hear outside contractor coming in, charging us a fortune for their consulting services and doing a few things.
I have long believed that IRS regulations should be held to the same rigorous standards as other agencies.
So in previous dialogues that I have had with IRS leadership before, there is always the carrot and the stick conversation.
That would be helpful because, obviously, we need to be able to look at how we are going to allocate the funding.
The policies articulated in the President's budget will foster economic growth, set our country on a sound fiscal path in the long term, and carry out the administration's commitment to protect the national security of the United States.
I think that we have come back and always focused on the most pressing issues.
This 5-year plan that is being discussed that the Secretary just mentioned--in the next 90 days, we will get some kind of update on that.
the encouragement is, get the training, get the certification. Then you can help people actually get a faster return.
I do not want to have to wait 3 years to be able to get the last year's information.
Well, clearly that is something that Senator Coons and I do not handle here from our appropriations, but obviously, the Finance Committee does.
Thank you very much for your statement and your preparation and the ongoing work there in that role.
Thank you again for your testimony today and for your participation and for the engagement on this issue and wearing two hats.
They're wanting to be able to get it moving. That makes complete sense, and I get that.
Dealing with transparency issues for the edge providers, for the content providers, do you have what you need, as far as regulatory authority?
I think the best thing we can probably do is model that, rather than legislate that.
Is there a need to be able to extend that out and say, 'If we run out of time...'
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