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House Democrats reject GOP amendment to prevent hiring of 87,000 new IRS agentsIn total, 219 Democrats blocked consideration of Nebraska Republican Rep. Adrian Smith's amendment to "prevent the hiring of 87,000 new IRS agents who will undoubtedly audit more Americans," according to a spokesperson for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. "Instead of snooping on the bank accounts of Americans, the IRS should be focused on reducing the backlog of more than 21 million tax returns still pending."https://justthenews.com/government/congress/dems-bill-87k-irs-agents-will-lead-more-audits-those-earning-under-400k