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On the recordMarch 22, 2015
Abolish the IRS! Take all 125,000 IRS agents and put them on our southern border!
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Ted Cruz calls for the abolition of the IRS and suggests reallocating its agents to border security.

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