<p>The House GOP plan to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-gop-proposes-israel-aid-offset-by-irs-budget-cuts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offset billions of dollars</a> in aid for Israel by cutting the same amount of money to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/internal-revenue-service-irs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Internal Revenue Service (IRS)</a> would end up being a costly one, said the head of the agency.</p>
<p>Backed by House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA), the proposal would provide $14.3 billion to Israel — which is fighting Iran-backed Hamas following its deadly terrorist attacks on Israeli soil earlier this month — while rescinding $14.3 billion in funds made available to the IRS.</p>
<p>IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel reportedly said the offset would cost $90 billion, according to Washington Post reporter Jacob Bogage, who conveyed the comments <a href="https://twitter.com/jacobbogage/status/1719474212576858201" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in a post to X</a> on Tuesday. &#8220;All of those funds go to increased scrutiny on tax evasion going on at the highest wealth levels,&#8221; Werfel said, adding that the IRS would be &#8220;leaving money on the table.&#8221;</p>
<p>The critique aligns with what Democrats in Congress have said in opposing the measure, which aims to further cut the budget of the IRS after President Joe Biden secured $80 billion through the Inflation Reduction Act to bolster and modernize the agency over 10 years — with an agenda to commit <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/08/reconciliation-bill-includes-nearly-80-billion-for-irs-funding.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than half</a> of the money to enforcement, particularly in <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/business/economy/irs-tax-treasury.html#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Internal%20Revenue%20Service,down%20on%20wealthy%20tax%20evaders." target="_blank" rel="noopener">going after wealthy tax evaders</a> — only for roughly <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-08/yellen-says-cut-to-irs-rebuild-won-t-affect-near-term-plans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$21 billion</a> to get clawed back as part of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-signs-bill-to-increase-debt-ceiling-avoid-federal-default" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debt ceiling deal</a> in June.</p>
<p>In remarks on the Senate floor on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he was &#8220;deeply troubled&#8221; by the House Republicans&#8217; &#8220;partisan&#8221; legislation not having funds for Ukraine, humanitarian assistance for Gaza, and the Indo-Pacific. Schumer also said the House GOP plan contained <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1719361623612113379" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;poison pills&#8221;</a> that benefit the wealthy &#8220;tax cheats&#8221; and would increase the deficit.</p>
<p>Johnson, who is less than a week into the job as speaker, told Fox News that he hoped for bipartisan support for the House GOP plan, but acknowledged that the proposal was a <a href="https://twitter.com/kayleighmcenany/status/1719077935238222161" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;first draft.&#8221;</a> He also said the United States is &#8220;not just going to print money and send it overseas&#8221; and that he believes the American people would say that &#8220;standing with Israel and protecting the innocent over there is in our national interest and is a more immediate need than IRS agents.&#8221;</p>
<p>The plan has the support of conservatives. One person who praised Johnson was former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. &#8220;Speaker Mike Johnson made exactly the right decision to bring up the aid for Israel by itself without tying it to anything else,&#8221; Gingrich <a href="https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/1719026656738693419" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X. &#8220;It is also very encouraging that he is going to offset the aid for Israel with spending cuts to start cutting the deficit and fighting inflation. Great start for the new Speaker.&#8221;</p>
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<p>President Joe Biden has asked Congress to approve roughly <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/us/politics/bidens-funds-israel-ukraine.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$106 billion</a> in national security-related funds, including $14.3 billion for Israel, $61.4 billion for Ukraine, as well as money for Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific, humanitarian assistance, and border security. Two of his top Cabinet officials, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/leftists-disrupt-blinken-during-hearing-on-aid-for-israel-ukraine-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">testified before a Senate committee</a> about the request on Tuesday.</p>
<p>At the White House, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that Israel and Ukraine, which is engaged in armed conflict against Russian invaders, are <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilipWegmann/status/1719413450818900236" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;intertwined.&#8221;</a> Senate Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mitch-mcconnell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitch McConnell</a> (R-KY) similarly said threats to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United States</a> are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-warns-of-intertwined-threats-amid-debate-over-israel-and-ukraine-aid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;intertwined&#8221;</a> and should not be ignored while calling for Washington to rally behind allies such as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a> and Ukraine.</p>
<p>House Democrats sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel on Tuesday seeking an analysis on the GOP proposal. The Republican measure had a provision that sought to &#8220;skirt around&#8221; a CBO score, <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1719507139100586110" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman.</p>

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