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IRS chief touts bigger refunds as lawmakers grill him on privacy violations

IRS chief touts bigger refunds as lawmakers grill him on privacy violations

by Dasha Dubinina | Mar 5, 2026 | Business, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON –  Chief Executive Officer of the Internal Revenue Service Frank Bisignano on Wednesday celebrated bigger refunds for American taxpayers, while lawmakers criticized Bisignano’s for exposing tens of thousands of U.S. taxpayers’ private information.  “This is...
Incensed lawmakers look to protect small businesses from IRS bank account seizures

Incensed lawmakers look to protect small businesses from IRS bank account seizures

by Olivia Marcus | Feb 11, 2015 | Business, Politics

By Olivia Marcus   WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Penn., turned red with anger Wednesday. “You talk about waterboarding, this is waterboarding at its worst,” he said. But Kelly wasn’t talking about torture. He wasn’t even at a...

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