On the recordAugust 6, 2022
in this underlying bill, there is $87 billion for the IRS. The Democrats want to make the IRS-- the three letters you never want to see in your mailbox--bigger than the Pentagon, the State Department, the FBI, and the Border Patrol combined. Instead, what my motion does is that it would take $45 billion from enforcement and give it to parents so that they can help their kids make up for the learning loss that occurred during the pandemic. And oh, by the way, when you think about the size of the IRS and when you think about the enforcement, realize that according to the CBO, 90 percent of the targeting would be on household incomes under $200,000. I urge my colleagues to support my motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.
