Senate panel refuses IRS cuts sought by GOP

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Senate panel refuses IRS cuts sought by GOP
By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press
Published: Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 2:08 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 2:08 p.m.

Senate Democrats have stepped in to protect the Internal Revenue Service from huge budget cuts sought by House Republicans.

Democrats control the Senate Appropriations Committee. Besides safeguarding against cuts, they defended the ability of the IRS to enforce President Barack Obama's health care law.

The $44 billion IRS funding bill is bigger than the House version. The House bill would slash the IRS budget next year by $3 billion.

The measure is one of 12 spending bills passed each year by Congress that set agency operating budgets.


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[Berlum]

1. RepubliBaggers always want to go AWOL from their responsibilities. As usual.

They want other people to pay for their Republican Socialist Welfare for the Wealthy tax cuts & tax dodges.

Why don't they just pack up and move to their own ugly, tortured merciless Wankistan Homeland.

[lark]

2. Since the tbaggers don't believe in paying taxes

it makes sense they'd do this. Of course, it also shows that their "deficit concerns" are total lies. They want to cut the funds for the agency that's responsible for getting back unpaid taxes so the debt will increase so they can cut funds for things that help the working class.