Republicans Accused Of What?

During a recent interview with MSNBC, Democratic Rep. Jim Himes slammed the GOP for trying to not strengthen the IRS so they can target the middle class with outrageous audits.

Himes insisted that the Republicans want to “make it easier for people to cheat on their taxes” since they are attacking the provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act “that would provide the IRS with a lot more, essentially, auditors to catch the tax cheats.”

Democrats are actually mad that the GOP is trying to keep the IRS from taxing Americans penniless.

In transcript provided by Breitbart, Himes stated, “Right now, if you tuned into the debate on the House floor, Republicans can’t argue against cutting prices for prescription drugs for seniors. They want to, but it’s hard for them to argue against making an investment against the devastation caused by climate change. So, instead, they’re focused on — for a party that claims to be the party of law and order, they’re focused on the element that would provide the IRS with a lot more, essentially, auditors to catch the tax cheats.”

Himes added, “And Katy, you know this, but, there are estimates that, every year, the United States fails to receive 400, 500, $600 billion in tax revenue because people cheat. So, that says to me that’s what my Republican colleagues are focused on right now. Why they would want to sort of make it easier for people to cheat on their taxes is beyond me, but here we are.”