TELL THE SENATE Trump’s nominee to lead the IRS is a shill for billionaire tax cheats. He once even called to abolish the IRS. We can’t let him be confirmed. Sign the petition: Oppose Trump's nomination of Billy Long for IRS Commissioner!

Hi,

Trump’s nominee to lead the IRS, Billy Long, would be an enormous gift to billionaires.

Long is a former congressman who previously sought to abolish the IRS. He has also co-sponsored bills to replace income taxes with a regressive 30% national sales tax, a scheme that would crush working families.1

Trump’s nominee would pave the way for rampant tax evasion by millionaires, billionaires, and massive corporations. We can’t let Billy Long be confirmed.

Sign the petition: Stop Trump’s Nominee From Dismantling the IRS!

Billy Long’s troubling record speaks for itself. As a congressman, he co-sponsored bills to abolish the IRS and replace it with a regressive national sales tax. His post-congressional work has been in the fraud-plagued tax credit industry.

The current IRS Commissioner has been making real progress: cracking down on wealthy tax cheats, collecting over $1 billion from the ultra-rich, and launching a free, direct filing program. Replacing him before his term ends jeopardizes these gains and threatens to weaken the IRS just as it’s in the midst of implementing critical reforms.

We must stop this attack on economic justice and defend the IRS from being weaponized against hard-working Americans.

Sign the petition: Tell the Senate to oppose Trump's nomination of Billy Long for IRS Commissioner.

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:

  1. ProPublica, “Billy Long, Trump’s Nominee to Lead the IRS, Touts a Credential That Tax Experts Say Is Dubious,” December 20, 2024.

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