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Trump Seeks to Replace Biden’s IRS Commissioner as GOP Works to Defund Tax Collection

HeadlineDec 05, 2024

Trump will seek to nominate a new leader of the Internal Revenue Service to replace Biden appointee Daniel Werfel, who’s spent just two years on the job. Trump will instead seek Senate confirmation of former Missouri Congressmember Billy Long as IRS commissioner. Long’s nomination comes as Republicans are seeking to prevent the Treasury Department from unlocking $20 billion in IRS enforcement money that’s been effectively frozen during budget negotiations.

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