Sure, Joe: Manchin Vows to Ensure 'IRS Doesn't Harass Anybody' with $80 Billion in Spend-and-Tax Law

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin told reporters that he’s going to make sure the IRS “doesn’t harass anybody” with the $80 billion they received in the $740 billion spending and tax package he helped negotiate.
With the $80 billion, the IRS is able to hire up to 87,000 new agents to ramp up tax collection.
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that $20 billion of new audits could come from those earning less than $400,000 per year under the provisions of the bill. The IRS has said its additional resources won’t be applied to households making below $400,000. President Biden formally signed the legislation into law on Tuesday.
“We’re going to follow all the way through, I’m going to follow to make sure the IRS doesn’t harass anybody, and I would encourage all of my political friends to make sure their staffs are in contact with the IRS,” Manchin said after attending the signing ceremony at the White House.