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Gerry Connolly: “One can't ignore the reality that many of these serious problems are a result of the fact that we here in Congress…”

On the recordApril 14, 2015
One can't ignore the reality that many of these serious problems are a result of the fact that we here in Congress created our Nation's incredibly complex tax code, but in recent years we have stubbornly refused to appropriate the funds to administer it.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly highlights Congress's role in creating tax code issues and funding shortages for the IRS.

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