U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to run the Internal Revenue Service, former Rep. Billy Long, didn't serve on the House committee tasked with writing tax policy during his six terms in office, and his lack of relevant experience is likely "exactly what Trump was looking for," according to one economic justice advocate.



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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to run the Internal Revenue Service, former Rep. Billy Long, didn't serve on the House committee tasked with writing tax policy during his six terms in office, and his lack of relevant experience is likely "exactly what Trump was looking for," according to one economic justice advocate.Progressive lawmakers joined advocates on Wednesday in denouncing Trump's selection of Long, who since leaving office …

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to run the Internal Revenue Service, former Rep. Billy Long, didn't serve on the House committee tasked with writing tax policy during his six terms in office, and his lack of relevant experience is likely "exactly what Trump was looking for," according to one economic justice advocate. Progressive lawmakers joined advocates on Wednesday in denouncing Trump's selection of Long, who since leaving office…

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Former Rep. Billy Long has repeatedly sponsored legislation to dismantle the IRS and repeal all estate taxes.

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Progressives Say Trump’s Pick to Run IRS Will Spark “Open Season for Tax Cheats”

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump will nominate former U.S. Rep. Billy Long, a Missouri Republican, as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

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Donald Trump’s pick to head the Internal Revenue Service pressed the agency to investigate and consider stripping the country’s leading animal welfare group of its tax status after it supported an initiative to protect dogs, according to documents reviewed by us. If former Missouri Republican representative Billy Long is confirmed to run the Internal Revenue Service […]

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(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump will nominate former U.S. Rep. Billy Long, a Missouri Republican, as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Trump announced the news in a Truth Social post on Wednesday evening. “Billy brings 32 years of experience running his own businesses in Real Estate and, as one of the premier Auctioneers in the Country,” Trump posted on Truth… Source

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In his first term, Donald Trump had a knack for choosing officials to lead agencies that the officials didn’t think should exist. Rick Perry, for example, called for the elimination of the Department of Energy, but that didn’t stop Trump from nominating Perry to lead the Department of Energy. Mick Mulvaney called

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President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former U.S. Rep. Billy Long, a Missouri Republican, as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

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