Trump Picks Former Representative Billy Long to Lead I.R.S.

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Source: NYT

President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday that he would nominate Billy Long, formerly a Republican congressman representing Missouri, to lead the Internal Revenue Service, effectively pledging to fire the tax collector’s current leader, a Biden appointee.

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In 2022, President Biden chose Daniel Werfel, a former management consultant and civil servant who had worked in both Democratic and Republican administrations, to lead the overhaul of the I.R.S. His term was set to last until 2027.

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Mr. Long, a former auctioneer, did not serve on the House tax-writing committee during his time in Congress. But he did put his auctioneering skills to use while in Washington.

During his first term, Mr. Trump called Mr. Long onto stage to jokingly auction off the Stanley Cup as the St. Louis Blues, a hockey team, visited the White House.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/us/politics/billy-long-irs-trump.html