[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H145]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            CUTS TO THE IRS

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the Republican 
decision to cut funding from the Internal Revenue Service.
  This funding was part of President Biden's critical Inflation 
Reduction Act. The $80 billion for the IRS enforcement would have 
forced tax-cheating corporations and wealthy Americans to finally pay 
their fair share. Instead, Republicans chose to rescind $72 billion of 
that money and forced a 2 percent cut to the agency funding in the last 
spending package.
  The IRS support would have collected billions in taxes, boosted our 
economy, and lowered the Nation's debt ceiling, issues that the 
Republicans claim are important.
  Instead, this vote shows Republicans prefer to protect the tax-
evading secrets of the wealthiest 1 percent and not give tax breaks to 
hardworking American families that need it the most. It makes them 
shameless corporate stewards and embarrassing public officials.

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