GOP Vows To Defund Who?

Republicans have promised to defund the IRS heading into the November midterm elections however many Americans don’t understand just how massive and challenging that promise is going to be for the GOP.

According to The Hill, Republicans have vowed to take back the $80 billion in IRS funding which was given to them by the Democrats. They also plan to stop the IRS from hiring 80,000 or more new IRS agents as well.

Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy has promised that if the GOP takes control of the house they will immediately pass a bill to repeal the IRS agents.

However many people are concerned that with President Biden still sitting in the White House and Republicans having possibly a slim majority in the Senate will still prevent them from defunding the IRS.

Democrat Rep. Bill Pascrell told to The Hill, “Republicans are openly vowing that their number one priority if they retake power is to delay Americans’ tax refund checks and make it even easier for millionaires to cheat on their taxes. After years of deliberate Republican sabotage of the IRS, the Inflation Reduction Act will finally give IRS resources to process returns faster, answer the phone, and crack down on big business tax cheats.”  

While the Republican Party has sworn to defund the IRS, it’s beginning to look like it won’t be an easy battle for them to win.