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Michael Bennet: “The IRS should be collecting taxes from the wealthiest…”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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Bennet Demands Reforms to Make Tax Filing Easier, Faster

Published | Video Starts at 05:35

Okay. What we just heard, Mr. Chairman, was testimony that said that nobody has ever worked on the tax gap. I think it's long overdue that The IRS should be collecting taxes from the wealthiest people in this country. And head of IRS says they're not doing that. Thank you. That's not what I said. We all agree we should address the tax gap. (05:35–05:40)

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Asserts that the IRS should focus on collecting taxes from wealthy Americans.

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