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Senators press Treasury on IRS staffing, CBO projections and DirectFile future
Summary
Committee members questioned Treasury Secretary Bessent about whether recent cuts and rapid hiring at the IRS will reduce revenue collection from high‑income taxpayers, asked for specific disagreements with CBO projections, and pressed Treasury on the future of the DirectFile electronic tax return program.
Senators at the appropriations subcommittee hearing pressed Treasury Secretary Bessent about the effect of personnel and technology changes at the Internal Revenue Service on revenue collections, particularly from wealthy taxpayers, and sought the administration’s plans for the DirectFile electronic filing program.
Senator Van Hollen asked whether Treasury agreed with the Congressional Budget Office’s projection that recent tax changes would reduce revenue relative to prior law. Secretary Bessent said he disagreed with…
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