Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act

Floor Speech

BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT

Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this bill. It is telling that the very first bill that the new Republican majority brought to the floor aims to protect wealthy tax cheats from following the law.

For a decade, Republicans succeeded in stripping the IRS of the resources it needs to serve the American people, and the result has been frustrating and harmful to workers and families, but it is certainly fantastic for wealthy tax cheats who unfairly kept up to $1 trillion from the IRS every year.

Congressional Democrats reversed this trend when we passed the Inflation Reduction Act. Now, the IRS will finally have the resources it needs to properly audit wealthy taxpayers and corporations with complex returns and ensure that average Americans don't have to wait hours on the phone to fix problems.

Americans deserve an IRS that fulfills its most basic duty to ensure all taxpayers and corporations follow the law and pay their fair share in taxes.

Vote ``no'' on this bill.

BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT

Source