After narrowly winning a Senate committee’s approval, President Donald Trump’s nominee for IRS director will advance to a full Senate vote.
The Senate Finance Committee’s June 3 vote, 14–13 in favor of nominee Billy Long, followed months of controversy along partisan lines and comes as the agency faces allegations of disorganization, mismanagement, and targeting political opponents.
During Long’s confirmation hearing in May, Democrats accused Long of lacking direct experience with tax policy. They also questioned some of his financial dealings and his professional involvement with a controversial tax-credit program.
Long, a former Congressman, said he was well placed to lead the agency given his understanding of how the IRS and Congress interact. He denied alleged conflicts of interest over his previous involvement in promoting tax-credit programs, saying that he had made all required disclosures to the Office of Government Ethics….
Senate Panel Advances Trump’s Nominee to Lead IRS by One-Vote Margin
