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Ron Wyden: “Besides being unfair to honest taxpayers, hobbling the IRS increases the deficit.”

On the recordMay 27, 2025
Besides being unfair to honest taxpayers, hobbling the IRS increases the deficit.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden argues that reducing IRS funding harms taxpayers and increases the deficit.

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