GOP scores win in $1.7T budget deal by cutting IRS funding

Senate Republicans forced Democrats and the White House to cut more than $275 million from the IRS during negotiations over President Biden's $1.7 trillion budget.

"This process was far from perfect, but ultimately it allowed Republican redlines to be adhered to and because of that I will urge my colleagues to support this package," said Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee.  Haris Alic is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering Congress. 

Overall, the budget allocates $12.3 billion for the IRS — 2.2% less than the nearly $12.6 billion the agency received in the last fiscal year. The Biden administration initially sought a $1.3 billion increase for the IRS this year.