The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee criticized Republicans Friday for airing “incendiary conspiracy theories” about $80 billion in new IRS funding that will allow the revenue agency to hire tens of thousands of new employees.
Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat, accused GOP figures of saying “shockingly irresponsible things” about the funding, which is part of President Biden’s tax and climate bill.
Treasury officials say audit rates will not rise for persons making less than $400,000 per year, though conservatives say everyday Americans will be put through the wringer at tax time.
“Given the social media chatter we’re already seeing, it’s all too easy to imagine individuals using these conspiracy theories as justification for violence against public servants and their families,” Mr.