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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) discussed the concerning provision within Democrat’s $4.3 trillion budget bill that would give the IRS the extraordinary authority to access personal bank accounts with $600 or more. Rep. Estes was joined with other members of the Ways and Means Committee and industry experts.

“The reality is that there’s already distrust of the IRS, as we’ve seen the agency target political opponents and mishandle thousands of tax returns that were somehow leaked to media” said Rep. Estes. “Americans don’t want big brother spying on their bank accounts and tracking their payments and spending just so that Democrats can take more money to Washington for pet projects and special interest groups.”

Click here to watch Rep. Estes' remarks.

Rep. Estes cosponsored the Tax Gap Reform and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Enforcement Act – legislation from the Ways and Means Republicans that fights against the weaponization of the IRS.