Exclusive — Rep. Stefanik Vows Repeal of 87K New IRS Agents on ‘Day One’ of GOP MajorityEmma-Jo Morris 7 Nov 2022 New York, NY
House Republican conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) says Congress will repeal the “army” of 87,000 new IRS agents, included in the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” if Republicans take the majority.
Rep. Stefanik vowed that on day one of the new Congress, Republicans will roll back portions of the massive spending bill passed by Democrats in August, which hired 87,000 new IRS agents — calling the move “government overreach at its worst and a waste of taxpayer dollars.”
Despite Biden and congressional Democrats’ claims, the newly raised army of IRS agents would not merely soak America’s wealthiest earners; the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that the increased IRS funding would squeeze at least $20 billion from working-class Americans.
“On day one, we will repeal the 87,000 IRS agents that were included in the ‘Inflation Expansion Act,’ that Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi slipped in,” Stefanik told Breitbart News. “That’s an army of IRS agents to go after you, hard working American families, small businesses.”
Repealing the army of 87,000 IRS agents created under the Inflation Reduction Act is just one plank of the House Republican agenda, otherwise known as the “Commitment to America.” Under the Commitment, House Republicans would enact many bills that would alleviate many of the crises facing the country, such as inflation, a porous southern border, and an unchecked China. It would also run oversight over the Biden administration.
House Republican Leader McCarthy (R-CA), Stefanik, and House Republicans across the political spectrum unveiled the Commitment to America ahead of the November midterm elections.
Stefanik also insisted Republicans “have to put a stop to the reckless spending” by Democrats, saying the new Congress will use the power of the purse to address inflation.
“We will have the power of the purse in the Republican majority, and that means stopping the trillions of dollars that have led to this historic inflation crisis, the highest rate of inflation in my lifetime,” Stefanik told Breitbart.
The third ranking Republican outlined a number of other items on the GOP’s agenda for if they take power in the new year, including bills on border security and national security.
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