Hi,

Ever since Democrats added an extra $80 billion in funding for the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the Inflation Reduction Act to hold the
ultra-wealthy accountable, Republicans have been on a crusade to rollback
that funding. Why? Because additional funding provides the IRS with much
needed capacity to crack down on billionaire tax cheats.

Now, Republicans are even using the conflict in Gaza to try to cut IRS
funding. New GOP Speaker Mike Johnson led passage of a bill in the House
to cut $14 billion from IRS funding to fund an aid package to Israel.^1

This is clearly a high priority for Republicans before the next funding
deadline just days away — worth it to the GOP to unleash a deluge of
disinformation and try to take advantage of international armed conflict.
Congress must protect IRS funding from GOP cuts.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Congress must reject the GOP plan to defund the IRS!

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Republicans like Ted Cruz have joined with Fox News to spread outlandish,
fear-mongering propaganda about Democrats and President Biden increasing
funding for the tax enforcement agency. Cruz made wild claims that there
would be “87,000 new IRS agents” to harass everyday Americans.^2

We’ve seen Republicans consistently try to distract, spread fear, and lie
about policies they don’t want enacted — especially policies that will
hurt the rich, corporations, and their wealthy donors. Now, Republicans
are even trying to use thousands of deaths in Israel and Gaza as a
strategy for cutting IRS funds.

The IRS is a critically underfunded agency that has needed resources for
years. When Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act, they offered a
huge boost to the IRS and its efforts to audit the rich and recover the
taxes owed to the government by the ultra-wealthy.

There’s no reason some millionaires and billionaires should be able to
wriggle out of paying their taxes when the vast majority of everyday
hard-working Americans pay each and every year.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Stop Mike Johnson, Ted Cruz, and the GOP from gutting
IRS funding. Wealthy tax cheats must pay their taxes!

Thanks for taking action,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:

 1. Reuters, "US House passes Republicans' Israel-only aid bill, faces
dead end in Senate," [ [link removed] ]November 3, 2023.
 2. Government Executive, "Republicans Preview Their Efforts to Block
Forthcoming IRS Funding," [ [link removed] ]November 21, 2022.
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