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Earl Blumenauer: “Yesterday's action by this committee, coming up with this fantasy that somehow the IRS can prioritize 1.28…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2023
Yesterday's action by this committee, coming up with this fantasy that somehow the IRS can prioritize 1.28 million--excuse me, billion--payments a year, to try and sidestep our responsibility to raise the debt, I apologize for that.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Blumenauer criticizes the committee's unrealistic expectations of the IRS in managing payments.

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