Ways and Means Committee Democrats

Ways and Means Democrats Fight for Taxpayers at Hearing with IRS CEO Today, Ways and Means Democrats demanded accountability from the Trump Administration for the year of sabotage they’ve waged against the IRS.

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Republicans can only muster temporary when it comes to workers and families.

But billionaires? Permanent tax cuts.

IRS leader Bisignano declines to answer questions over unlawful taxpayer data disclosures to ICE IRS chief Frank Bisignano has largely declined to answer questions from lawmakers about unlawful releases of taxpayer data to immigration agents.

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'Setting this agency up for failure': Amid staffing crunch, IRS taps employees with no relevant experience to assist during filing season The tax agency is taking unusual steps to prepare for its busy season after watchdog finds it is severely underprepared.

More from the people left working inside the IRS this tax season:

Tax season is underway across the country, and Trump’s cuts are making themselves known.

Today, Ways and Means Democrats are demanding answers for the millions trying to file their taxes.

The only administration where the law can be broken over 40,000 times and not one person is held accountable.

Trump's IRS CEO had no answers for @mikethompson.house.gov:

Would the 42,696th violation of the law finally raise an eyebrow from Republicans?

Ranking Member @neal.house.gov:

It’s been a turbulent tax season at the IRS.

And today, Democrats are demanding answers.

New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000

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The Trump Administration’s idea of “cheaper health care”

Since Trump took office, the average American family has already paid more than $1,700 in tariff costs.

Saying it out loud doesn’t just make it happen, Mr. President.

Judge: IRS broke law ‘approximately 42,695 times’ in giving DHS data A court on Thursday issued an opinion on a data-sharing agreement between the taxpayer agency and federal immigration authorities.

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In Thursday’s opinion, the judge used pointed language to describe the IRS’s verification standard. Under the government’s process, she wrote, ICE could have submitted a request with an address like “Don’t Care 12345” or simply “00000” and still received a taxpayer’s home address from the agency.

Illegal, careless, and dangerous.

It's beyond appalling.

Would the 42,696th violation make Republicans care?

New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000

For most people with ACA coverage, this deductible eats more than HALF of their income.

This is the wealthiest nation on Earth. Why are Republicans asking people to fork over more than half of their income for basic care?

Trump’s next tariff fight: Keeping the money After Trump’s Supreme Court tariff defeat, administration officials are devising legal strategies that would let the president keep some — or maybe even most — of the revenue, five people familiar wit...

This is classic Trump:
1. Break the law
2. Get caught
3. Try to change the law

The American people were illegally charged, and you should be made whole—not asked to forfeit some of your money to jump the line.

Don’t Call It a Side Hustle. These Americans Are ‘Polyworking.’

“The way the economy’s going, you can’t live off of one job, even two jobs sometimes.”

Right now, more people are being forced to work multiple jobs just to make ends meet.

Did you know that 15 of the 43 drugs on TrumpRx can be found cheaper elsewhere?

He won’t say that because saving you money doesn’t matter if his name isn’t on it. #SOTU

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In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A | Fortune The CBO estimates that benefit reductions would start at 8% in 2040 and steadily climb to a 10% cut by 2056.

🔴 TRUMP: We will always protect Medicare.

🟢 REALITY: Reader, his tax cuts fast-tracked Medicare bankruptcy by 12 years. More below:

🔴 TRUMP: NO TAXES ON SOCIAL SECURITY
🟢 REALITY: The Administration is conflating “no tax on Social Security” with a temporary deduction of up to $6,000 for seniors, not limited to Social Security income.

(This is on top of their cuts to Medicaid and Medicare that have reduced access to health care)

🔴 TRUMP: NO TAXES ON OVERTIME
🟢 REALITY: Workers only get a temporary, partial deduction capped at $12,500 that expires in 2028. And they will still owe FICA and payroll taxes.

🔴 TRUMP: NO TAXES ON TIPS
🟢 REALITY: 8 million tipped employees will still pay $10 billion in FICA taxes in 2026.

🔴 TRUMP: "I delivered no tax on..."

Nope, that spin won't work either. #SOTU

How else are we supposed to stay awake during this thing

Contrary to Trump Administration Claims, Americans Won’t Receive an Average $1,000 Extra in Tax Refunds This Year The White House and congressional Republicans’ own data show that the average 2025 tax refund will increase by much less than $1,000, with most Americans earning less than $100,000 in income seeing no...

The latest way Republicans have fudged the numbers and lied about how much money you’re getting back in tax refunds this year: www.americanprogress.org/article/cont...

60% disapprove of Trump ahead of State of the Union, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds But Democrats have made little headway in persuading Americans that they have better ideas or policies to offer.

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