Stefanik votes to pass ‘Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act’
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Now that their Speaker has been cemented, U.S. House Republicans’ first order of business Monday night was a thumbs-up to the ‘Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act.’
The bill, according to the House Committee on Ways and Means, would essentially yank funding for over 85,000 new IRS agents.
The measure was passed 221-210.
During mid-term campaigns, it was common for Republicans to claim that Democrats were forming an army of IRS agents that would essentially go after working families using agency funding via the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) voted in favor with her fellow House Republicans Monday night. "Together, House Republicans have hit the ground running to begin to enact our Commitment to America and create a government accountable to the people,” she said.
The IRS has since responded by clarifying it plans to use nearly $80-billion from the IRA to update its technology networks, while also hiring new technology specialists and customer service representatives, as well as new agents.
In response to claims of armed agents, the IRS says only a sliver of their agents are qualified to be armed and primarily work in their criminal investigation unit.
It’s reported the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act has little chance of making it through the Senate.
Image via the office of North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik.
