Ex-Rep. Billy Long Wins Senate Confirmation to Be IRS Chief (1)

June 12, 2025, 5:08 PM UTCUpdated: June 12, 2025, 7:29 PM UTC

The Senate confirmed former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) to serve as IRS commissioner, becoming the sixth leader to hold the job this year.

Long, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the embroiled agency, won confirmation Thursday in a 53-44 party-line vote. He was cleared after facing questions from Democrats over his ties to a firm that promoted tax credits that the Treasury Department says don’t exist, and over donations from the credit’s advocates that helped him pay off campaign debts.

He enters the IRS after months of turmoil with over a dozen top leaders exiting, and amid pressure ...

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