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John,
What is the most pressing issue facing the United States? If you said protecting wealthy and corporate tax cheats, you should be a Republican member of the House of Representatives.
That’s because, in their first legislative vote of the new Congress, House Republicans voted to repeal $72 billion of IRS funding included in the Inflation Reduction Act―funding which would allow the IRS to finally crack down on millionaires, billionaires, and corporations who dodge hundreds of billions of dollars they owe in taxes each year.
We’re organizing our allies right now to ensure the U.S. Senate rejects House Republicans’ first order of business: defunding the IRS to protect their wealthy and corporate campaign contributors. Rush a contribution right now to fight back and win!
In 2010, Republicans slashed IRS funding, resulting in audit rates of millionaires and billionaires dropping by 71% and audit rates of large corporations declining by 54%.[1] That’s exactly why, last year, Democrats included increased IRS funding by $80 billion over ten years in the Inflation Reduction Act. This investment will modernize the IRS, providing the agency with the resources it needs to hold wealthy and corporate tax cheats accountable. It will also vastly improve services for taxpayers, ensuring you get your refunds on time and get your phone calls promptly answered.
This investment will raise more than $200 billion.
Donate today to fight back against congressional Republicans who are seeking to defund the IRS in order to protect their millionaire, billionaire, and corporate donors from paying the taxes they owe.
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Thank you for being with us in this fight.
Sarah Christopherson
Legislative and Policy Director
Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund
[1] “Congress Needs to Take Two Steps to Fund the IRS for the Short and Long Term,” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Feb. 1, 2022
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John,
Republicans weren’t kidding! In their first order of legislative business (after finally electing a Speaker of the House) Republicans just voted to defund the IRS.
This bill would repeal major improvements to IRS tax enforcement designed to crack down on millionaire, billionaire, and corporate tax cheats. It also would slash IRS funding needed to help get our tax refunds on time and our phone calls answered promptly.
This legislation is a top priority for the GOP because it’s part of their ideology that seeks to dismantle key functions of government that hold the wealthy and corporations accountable―the same special interests that bankroll their campaigns.
Rush a donation to fight back against attempts to undo the progress we’ve made and to ensure the IRS has the resources it needs to crack down on wealthy and corporate tax cheats.
In order to gain the Speaker’s gavel, Kevin McCarthy offered major concessions to the far-right faction of his caucus. They’ve already signaled that holding the Speakership hostage was only their first step. They plan to hold Social Security and Medicare hostage through a debt ceiling fight later this year. They plan to demand major cuts to other critical programs, including healthcare and nutrition programs for the poor, in exchange for simply keeping the government running. To top it off, they plan to push ahead with renewing the Trump-GOP tax cuts that are set to expire in coming years.
Last year, we fought for and won a historic investment in the IRS to modernize services for everyday taxpayers and to crack down on wealthy tax cheats who dodge $160 billion that they owe in taxes each year.[1]
In an election year lie, Republicans claimed that this investment would result in an army of 87,000 IRS agents coming after middle-class families and small businesses―major fact check organizations have debunked this claim. Their first vote, just now, is in keeping with their election promise to repeal IRS funding.
We’re fighting back, demanding the U.S. Senate reject House Republicans’ first order of business, to defund the IRS and protect their wealthy and corporate tax cheats. Donate today!
If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your secure donation will go through immediately:
Together, we’re fighting for a tax system and economy that puts working people and everyday taxpayers first.
Frank Clemente
Executive Director
Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund
[1] “ATF Urges House to Vote NO on GOP Bill to Protect Rich & Corporate Tax Cheats,” Americans for Tax Fairness, Jan. 3, 2023
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