Kevin Brady: “I include in the Record the following report from 2020 from a group that tracks government spending, which details how…”

“I include in the Record the following report from 2020 from a group that tracks government spending, which details how the IRS is currently armed with 4,600 guns and 5 million rounds of ammunition. That is not fear-mongering; these are the facts. IRS Has 4,600 Guns and Five Milion Rounds of Ammo: Will Dem Bill Grow Arsenal? The IRS has 4,600 guns and five million rounds of ammunition according to a report from OpenTheBooks published in 2020. With Democrats on the verge of passing $80 billion in additional funding to facilitate the hiring of 87,000 new agents, how much will this arsenal grow? The Democrats' push to increase the size and power of the IRS has significant criminal justice and basic due process ramifications. An OpenTheBooks report titled The Militarization of U.S. Executive Agencies shows that, even without the proposed $80 billion increase in funding, the IRS Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) is already heavily armed at the expense of the American taxpayer.…”