House Democrats are pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for answers on widespread layoffs at the Internal Revenue Service, warning the cuts could undermine tax enforcement and taxpayer services across the country, The Hill reported.

House Democrats, led by Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., sent a letter Wednesday to Bessent demanding that the Trump administration explain its decision to slash thousands of jobs at the Internal Revenue Service.

“The Administration has already fired 7,400 probationary employees — or seven percent of all IRS employees, mostly from enforcement staff — and has implemented a hiring freeze,” Schneider and 22 other lawmakers wrote.

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