The House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday was embroiled in a heated, lengthy debate over Democrats’ plans to make public former President Donald Trump’s tax returns.
The committee, which oversees the Internal Revenue Service, remained behind closed doors as discussions stretched on passed four hours in one of the final partisan battles of the Democratic-controlled 117th Congress.
Democrats are poised to greenlight the release of Mr. Trump’s tax returns. Republicans warned them of setting a precedent for politically-motivated use of the authority over the IRS and Americans’ tax returns.
“If they make private information public today, it will be a regrettable stain on this committee and on Congress that will make American politics even more divisive,” said Rep.