“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordApril 19, 2023
only 4 percent, $3.2 billion of the overall funds, go toward taxpayer service.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota
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Editor's note · Context

Thune points out the minimal allocation for taxpayer services in the Inflation Reduction Act.

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