Rep. Stephanie Bice is demanding a full accounting of weapons and gear owned by the IRS after a report claimed the agency spent nearly $10 million on it since 2020.
Rep. Stephanie Bice directed the letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel.
Her letter comes after months of GOP-led efforts to claw back the roughly $80 billion in new funding for the IRS that the Biden administration allocated in the Inflation Reduction Act last year. In its report, OpenTheBooks said there are"now more federal agents with arrest and firearm authority than The law enforcement branch of the IRS, known as the Criminal Investigation division, is the only section of the bureau that authorizes employees to carry and use firearms. IRS-CI investigates financial crimes, money laundering, tax-related identity theft and terrorist financing efforts.
The IRS said these agents"[c]arry a firearm; must be prepared to protect him/herself or others from physical attacks at any time and without warning and use firearms in life-threatening situations; must be willing to use force up to and including the use of deadly force." "Since taking office, Biden has repeatedly attempted to supercharge an already weaponized IRS," Bice told Fox News Digital.
"We need to know exactly the types and quantities of weapons and ammunition the IRS has in their possession. If the IRS fails to provide a response to Congressional oversight, I will pursue further actions to hold them accountable," she said.Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.
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