House GOP demands IRS budget cuts to pay for Israel aid

GOP proposes cutting Internal Revenue Service funds aimed at cracking down on rich tax cheats and improving taxpayer service.

Rep. Elise Stefanik walks with then-Rep. Mike Johnson back to her office in May 2021, after Stefanik was elected to a GOP leadership position. Johnson is now the House speaker. House Republicans on Monday unveiled a proposal to pay for emergency aid for Israel’s war against Hamas by cutting Internal Revenue Service funds aimed at cracking down on rich tax cheats and improving taxpayer service.

“It becomes the piggy bank the Democrats have accepted already,” said Grover Norquist, an anti-tax crusader at Americans for Tax Reform, which opposed the expansion. Still, the GOP’s bill kicks off what is likely to be a fierce political battle over support for Israel. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Democrats will oppose the House GOP bill, according to Politico, and the White House is expected to oppose it as well.

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