POLITICO – It’s payback time for the agency Congress loves to hate.
After two months of pummeling the IRS in the wake of the tea party targeting scandal, Republicans are trying to starve the agency of its funding and ensure $70 million in scheduled bonuses aren’t paid out while handing more money to the watchdog charged with keeping tabs on the tax collectors.
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More legislative hits are in the offing.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) wants his chamber to pass multiple bills this month that would, among other things, suspend employees under investigation without pay and allow Americans to record conversations with federal employees, including IRS agents.
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