Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree opposed a number of measures pushed by the new congressional majority.
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Watchdog sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for IRS backlog
House Republicans want to rescind the agency’s additional funding, saying it would bankroll an army of 87,000 auditors who will harass taxpayers – claims that are generally alarmist and misleading.
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In first act, Republican-controlled House takes aim at IRS funding
Republicans have shown interest in proving their opposition to Democrats’ efforts to boost tax code enforcement and crack down on tax avoidance.
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Trump’s taxes: House OKs bill on IRS audits of presidents
The practice of auditing presidential tax returns grew from the Watergate era when then-President Richard Nixon was under scrutiny by Congress.
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Chief Justice Roberts delays handover of Trump tax returns to House panel
Without court intervention, the tax returns could have been provided as early as Thursday by the Treasury Department to the Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to keep tax returns from House committee
Lower courts ruled that the committee has broad authority to obtain tax returns and rejected Trump’s claims that it was overstepping.
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Biden to replace IRS commissioner as Democrats seek to retool tax agency
Douglas O’Donnell, a deputy commissioner and longtime IRS official, will lead the agency on an interim basis beginning Nov. 12.
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IRS: Gap will grow between income taxes owed, paid
Ensuring that people actually pay their taxes is one of the tax collection agency’s biggest challenges.
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IRS hires 4,000 customer service workers ahead of tax season
Treasury and IRS officials have said they want to put an end to poor customer service.
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Our View: IRS hiring plans wildly and repeatedly overblown
A Republican Party line on the IRS seems to be predicated on the conviction that members of Maine’s middle class aren’t paying their fair share. Aren’t we?