House Republicans, led by newly installed Speaker Mike Johnson, passed a $14.3 billion Israel aid package tied to cuts in IRS funding, triggering a clash with Democrats over tax law enforcement that risks delaying US financial help.
The House passed the aid package 226 to 196 on Thursday, with most Democrats opposing the measure because of the cuts to the Internal Revenue Service. The White House threatened to veto the bill over the provision, which the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office forecast would cost the federal government $27 billion in revenue lost to tax cheaters. (Ha Ha Ha – that’s you and me they are referring to.)
Just a reminder: The latest IRS “investment” is $80 billion, and hiring 20,000 new employees. Seems to me that $14.3 billion is a drop in the bucket.
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