Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is accusing the GOP of playing politics with IRS funding with a new round of budget cuts in a recent aid bill that would slash $14 billion from the agency in order to fund aid to Israel. 

<div class="block">Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is accusing the GOP of playing politics with IRS funding with a new round of budget cuts in a recent aid bill that would slash $14 billion from the agency in order to fund aid to Israel. </div>

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Yellen: House Funding Bill Damaging, Irresponsible

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is accusing the GOP of playing politics with IRS funding a new round of budget cuts in a recent aid bill would slash $14 billion from the IRS in order to fund aid to Israel. Now, at an event yesterday, Yellen called the cuts quote damaging and irresponsible. She also said, quote playing politics with IRS funding is unacceptable. House Republicans claim the cuts to the IRS would offset spending and keep money in taxpayers' pockets. The aid bill passed the house last week but is unlikely to get Senate approval.