On the recordJuly 19, 2020
IRS had trouble in part because it experienced over a 10-year period a 20-percent cut in its budget, and it was starved of resources, including IT resources.
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congress.govGerry Connolly: “IRS had trouble in part because it experienced over a 10-year period a 20-percent cut in its budget, and it was starved…”
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Connolly highlighted budget cuts as a reason for IRS's struggles during the pandemic.
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