{"id":1601801,"date":"2022-08-11T17:36:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T21:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1601801"},"modified":"2022-08-11T17:36:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T21:36:47","slug":"house-dems-say-no-to-switching-funds-for-87000-new-irs-agents-to-hire-more-border-patrol-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-say-no-to-switching-funds-for-87000-new-irs-agents-to-hire-more-border-patrol-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"House Dems Say No to Switching Funds for 87,000 New IRS Agents to Hire More Border Patrol Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-dems-say-no-to-switching-funds-for-87000-new-irs-agents-to-hire-more-border-patrol-agents%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1601801&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Rules Committee Democrats killed an amendment offered by Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) that would have redirected billions of tax dollars that the Senate has slated for hiring 87,000 new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-irs\">IRS<\/a> agents to instead hire thousands of new border security personnel.<\/p>\n<p>No changes were allowed by the Democratic majority to the Senate version of the Inflation Reduction Act approved by the Senate on Aug. 7 in a 51\u201350 vote; Vice President Kamala Harris cast the deciding vote in the evenly split chamber.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we amend this, it basically derails the bill \u2026 any amendment at this point derails the bill,\u201d committee\u00a0Chairman Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said during the five-hour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2R5V0UXtwxY\">meeting.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The vote by the House on the Senate version could come as early as Aug. 11 or, more likely, on Aug. 12.\u00a0The measure includes $80 billion to hire the additional IRS agents\u2014an expansion that would double the federal tax agency\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n<p>The committee\u2019s rejection of the Budd proposal spared Democrats from a vote that would have put them on record favoring either doubling the size of the IRS or taking dramatic measures for restoring control of the U.S. southern border, where record numbers of illegal immigrants have flooded into the country, along with unprecedented amounts of illegal, deadly drugs, including fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>With President Joe Biden\u2019s popularity at record low levels, Republicans appear headed to regain the House majority in November\u2019s midterm elections and could retake control of the Senate as well. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-inflation\">inflation<\/a> roaring at the worst levels since 1981 and most Americans struggling to keep up with spiraling gas and food prices, voting to double the size of the federal tax agency could hurt Democrats who are facing tough reelection campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Budd couldn\u2019t be reached for comment on the committee\u2019s refusal to allow debate on his amendment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of hiring<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Rules Committee Democrats killed an amendment offered by Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) that would have redirected billions of tax dollars that the Senate has slated for hiring 87,000 new IRS agents to instead hire thousands of new border security personnel. 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