Trump Picks Loyalist To Lead The IRS As GOP Eyes Tax Agency
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The president-elect named former Rep. Billy Long as his choice to lead the Internal Revenue Service.
President-elect Donald Trump said he planned to nominate former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) to be the next commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday, installing another yet another loyalist to lead a major federal agency.
“I have known Billy since 2011 — He is an extremely hard worker, and respected by all, especially by those who know him in Congress,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Taxpayers and the wonderful employees of the IRS will love having Billy at the helm. He is the consummate ‘people person,’ well respected on both sides of the aisle.”
Long spent decades working as an auctioneer before he was elected to Congress. He served in the House from 2011 to 2023 before launching a failed bid for one of Missouri’s Senate seats.
Since leaving Washington, he has worked as a tax adviser and encouraged businesses to look into a pandemic-era employee retention tax credit.
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