[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1150-S1151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                        Internal Revenue Service

  Mr. President, one final note on the IRS, today is Tax Day, and 
thanks to the additional resources provided to

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the IRS in the Inflation Reduction Act, this tax-filing season has been 
much smoother for taxpayers.
  Five thousand additional customer service agents were hired and call 
waiting times were reduced by 85 percent. There have been legitimate 
complaints across the country that when you call the IRS because you 
need help, it takes forever for them to answer. To reduce those by 85 
percent because of the IRA bill that we just passed last summer is a 
very good thing. Thanks to our work, this party's work--it was opposed 
by every Republican--the IRA now has the resources to modernize the 
Agency and cut wait times, saving people heartache and making sure 
middle-class families get the credits they deserve. The Agency will do 
this while cracking down on tax enforcement for the uber-wealthy and 
biggest corporations.
  I want to thank my colleagues for their work.
  I yield the floor.