POLITICO NEWSROOM

A scaled-back IRS crackdown

Episode Summary

Democrats today are expected to reveal a “scaled-back version” of the party’s proposal to use the IRS to crack down on tax cheats. The move, scooped by WaPo’s Jeff Stein, comes after the banking industry and Republicans called foul, suggesting the proposal would be a gross invasion of people’s bank accounts and privacy.

Episode Notes

Democrats today are expected to reveal a “scaled-back version” of the party’s proposal to use the IRS to crack down on tax cheats. The move, scooped by WaPo’s Jeff Stein, comes after the banking industry and Republicans called foul, suggesting the proposal would be a gross invasion of people’s bank accounts and privacy.