Republicans Chop IRS Budget Again, Setting Clash With Obama
The parties are now $2.8 billion apart on IRS funding—a rounding error for the federal budget but an enormous gulf on a politically sensitive topic.
US President Barack Obama speaks about healthcare reforms and the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, during the Catholic Hospital Association Conference in Washington, DC, June 9, 2015.
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U.S. House Republicans are proposing a 7.7 percent cut to the IRS budget, defying President Barack Obama’s call for an increase in funding for the beleaguered agency.
With a $10.1 billion budget for the Internal Revenue Service, Republicans rejected Obama’s call for an 18 percent rise that would allow the IRS to end a hiring freeze and answer more phone calls from taxpayers.