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Elizabeth Warren: “The giant tax prep companies have thrown up roadblocks to…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

Elizabeth Warren Speaks on the Future of the Democratic Party

Published March 4, 2026 | Video Starts at 13:43

For years I fought for a simple free government tax filing system so nobody has to pay a couple hundred bucks just to file their taxes. And every step of the way, The giant tax prep companies have thrown up roadblocks to stop [a free government tax filing system]. it. And when the IRS finally built a free and wildly popular filing option for American taxpayers, the tax prep companies swooped in to kill it the minute that Donald Trump took office. (13:43–13:48)

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Asserts that tax preparation companies have obstructed the creation of a free government tax filing system.

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