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Sparks Fly As Peter Welch Challenges Bessent On IRS Staffing Cuts And Tax Collections
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June 7, 2026
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9:27Now PlayingSenator Peter Welch and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed during a Senate hearing over IRS staffing cuts, tax enforcement, the federal debt, and billions of dollars in unpaid taxes.
The exchange focused on tax collection, government revenue, fiscal responsibility, and whether reducing IRS personnel makes it harder to collect money already owed under existing law.
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