The coup party's first nothingburger assignment

[ancianita]

-- defund the IRS. They know how to waste taxpayers' money, not the least of which is on their salaries.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the GOP’s embattled nominee for speaker, told Fox News on Friday that repealing the enforcement and operations support funding for the IRS is his caucus’ top legislative priority after electing a speaker. McCarthy has thus far been unable to win commitments from the majority of the full House he needs to become speaker.

“Then, on the very first day, the first thing we’re going to do is repeal the 87,000 IRS agents. Another reason why the Democrats are mad at me. I think government should be here to help you, not to go after you,” he said, repeating a widely debunked claim that the law will fund the hiring of that many new agents. “We’ve got so much work behind us, and we need to start on the very first day.”

Throughout the 2022 midterm campaigns, Republicans repeated that same false claim and also dishonestly suggested the IRS would be going after honest working families and small businesses.

https://americanindependent.com/house-republicans-irs-funding-tax-evasion-kevin-mccarthy-steve-scalise/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=l6&utm_campaign=230106wts&utm_subject=house&fbclid=IwAR2IGmVdaaObukU_cnIrSjoetXr3K1L5z-w-uDunf36YxlqaFivMpXzxZEY

[Walleye]

1. Why shouldn't they lie when the gullible fools just eat it up

To the Republicans the truth is whatever they can make the dumbest among us believe

[RainCaster]

2. And the dumbest among them is the MSM

[Walleye]

3. I think you put your finger on the problem there

[Tickle]

4. How can they

stop funding? What would be the point in using so many resources and so much time to create a bill only to have a couple of scabs take it away with the stroke of a pen?🤷?♀️

[Fullduplexxx]

5. They cant

[Tickle]

6. Good, there's a few posts

that I misread 🤷?♀️ because I thought they were going to do stop the funding

[moose65]

8. They can't stop the funding

Biden has already signed the bill into law. If the House repeals it, it will get tossed in the trash can by the Senate.

The Senate will protect us for the next two years. The House can pass any garbage it wants, but it can't become law without the Senate.

[gab13by13]

7. When is the last time Republicans wrote their own bill?

I imagine K Street is behind this.

[Firestorm49]

9. "Going after hard working families" No, just the crooks who cheat. The GOP is insane.

[Wicked Blue]

10. +1

[Xoan]

11. Corporations should lead the way ...

by ignoring shoplifters.

[Kid Berwyn]

12. Tax cheats have cost the Treasury trillions.

Democrats might be wise to point out in rebuttal.

[Bettie]

13. Repealing that

requires a vote from the Senate as well as a signature from the president, doesn't it?

So, basically, they are throwing a tantrum and spinning on the floor while screaming.