Kean Votes to Halt the Biden Administration’s Plan to Hire 87,000 New IRS Agents
"Unleashing a MetLife Stadium full of new tax collectors on low and middle-income families is just a sneaky form of a tax hike. This is no way to tackle the affordability crisis we are facing in this country and will only hurt the New Jersey families and small businesses who are already hurting the most."
Contact: Dan Scharfenberger
(January 9, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) issued the following statement after voting in support of the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act (H.R. 23):
“Unleashing a MetLife Stadium full of new tax collectors on low and middle-income families is just a sneaky form of a tax hike. This is no way to tackle the affordability crisis we are facing in this country and will only hurt the New Jersey families and small businesses who are already hurting the most. I proudly supported this legislation and today was an important first step in blocking this plan.”
The Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act rescinds all new IRS funding for squeezing middle-class families and small businesses, while enhancing the services Americans expect to receive from their government. The IRS should be focused on providing quality service to taxpayers, not targeting them.
H.R. 23 takes action to:
- Defund the Biden Administration’s plan to hire 87,000 new IRS agents.
- Blocks efforts to drastically increase audits on middle-class and lower-middle class families.
- Preserves funding for customer service and I.T modernization.
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