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Sinema Urges IRS Revamp Amid Staff Cuts and Layoffs

12/13/2025

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Kyrsten Sinema, former U.S. senator from Arizona, says the Internal Revenue Service must be strengthened as it faces a 26% staff reduction and nearly 1,400 layoffs.
She argues Congress has not funded the IRS to modernize technology dating to the 1960s.
She champions targeted enforcement and better taxpayer services, criticizing the failed Direct File program.
Sinema calls for renewed focus on the IRS's core mission of fair revenue collection.

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Story summary

Kyrsten Sinema, former U.S. senator from Arizona, says the Internal Revenue Service must be strengthened as it faces a 26% staff reduction and nearly 1,400 layoffs.
She argues Congress has not funded the IRS to modernize technology dating to the 1960s.
She champions targeted enforcement and better taxpayer services, criticizing the failed Direct File program.
Sinema calls for renewed focus on the IRS's core mission of fair revenue collection.