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On the recordMay 21, 2018
But your budget strains the IRS's already limited resources. It does not make it look like you are on the side of hardworking middle class Vermonters and Americans.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy criticizes the budget's impact on IRS resources affecting middle-class taxpayers.

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