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Veronica Escobar: “One of the biggest complaints I get from constituents is…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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'What Is The Logic?': Veronica Escobar Grills Russell Vought Over Defunding Of IRS

Published | Video Starts at 04:07

And in fact, we actually increase. Mr. Vote, I will tell you as a member of Congress, One of the biggest complaints I get from constituents is they can't talk to a person at the IRS anymore. And the wait times are incredible. So I, I prefer, I prefer a system that actually works and that is a return on the investment. And, and I will tell you the. (04:07–04:14)

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Asserts that constituents complain about the inability to speak with IRS representatives.

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