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Former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) is being replaced arsenic commissioner of the IRS little than 2 months aft helium was confirmed by the Senate, a White House authoritative confirmed to The Hill.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent volition pb the bureau connected an acting basis, the authoritative confirmed.
Long was confirmed successful June successful a 53-44 party-line vote, with each Democrats voting successful absorption to his confirmation. Long is simply a beardown state of President Trump, but helium drew disapproval from Democrats for his deficiency of acquisition and inheritance with taxation policy.
The New York Times first reported on Long’s exit.
Trump has overseen a sweeping purge of the unit astatine the IRS, arsenic helium and different Republicans had regularly criticized spending successful authorities during the Biden medication that allowed for the hiring of thousands of further workers to crackdown connected taxation cheats to cod much gross for the government.
The National Taxpayer Advocate’s mid-year report found that the IRS’s payer services part was expected to suffer astir 22 percent of its workforce.
Long was the 5th idiosyncratic to pb the IRS since the commencement of Trump’s 2nd word successful January. Four others served connected an acting basis.
Senate Democrats had launched an inquiry last December into Long, soon aft helium was archetypal nominated for the position, implicit his promotion of a pandemic-era taxation recognition that has been riddled with fraudulent claims.
Long served successful Congress from 2011 to 2023, and astatine 1 sponsored authorities to abolish the IRS. He antecedently worked arsenic an auctioneer and existent property broker.
The IRS did not respond to a petition for comment.
