#shorts On 4/20/2023, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Back on the budget, one of the items that House Republicans are pushing is to take back this $80 billion that has been marked for the IRS. I’m just wondering how important is this to the President. I know he’s talked about it, but how important is it to him? Is this something that he would be willing to give up to get a budget deal?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, again, not — we’re going to look at the impacts of this blueprint, this plan that — that Speaker McCarthy and MAGA Republicans put forth. I’m not going to speak to sp- — specific items in — in their — in their plan.

What I can say more broadly: The 22 percent spending cuts is going to hurt American families.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/bWmw6ooBSFQ
Q: Republicans take back this $80B IRS A: GOPs 22% spending cuts is going to hurt American