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      Rep. Steve Scalise

      House GOP's Top Priority If They Ever Get a Speaker? Protect Wealthy Tax Dodgers

      "In their first legislative vote, Republicans will vote to repeal $9 out of every $10 in new IRS funding," said Americans for Tax Fairness. "All to protect their rich tax cheat friends from paying taxes they owe."

      Brett Wilkins
      Jan 04, 2023

      Republicans began their control of the 118th Congress Tuesday with a narrow majority that failed six times to elect a speaker but had in hand "hit-the-ground-running" plans to pass legislation that critics say will "protect wealthy and corporate tax cheats" by rescinding tens of billions of dollars in new Internal Revenue Service funding in the Inflation Reduction Act.

      On Monday, Steve Scalise (R-La.), a party leader, said that the lower chamber's first order of business after electing a speaker will be taking up the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act.

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