Tax Delinquent Dem Backs Plan To Hire Army of New IRS Agents
Matt Cartwright, who has a history of tax delinquency, endorses bill that more than doubles agency's size
Rep. Matt Cartwright (Getty images)
Congressman Matt Cartwright has a history of tax delinquency. That isn't stopping the Pennsylvania Democrat from backing a plan that would sic an army of nearly 90,000 new IRS agents on the American people.
Cartwright last year owed $436.63 in penalties and interest that stemmed from late property tax payments on his Washington, D.C., condo, the
Washington Free Beacon reported last week. The incident was not his first tax-related mishap—from 2013 to 2018, the Democrat racked up
thousands of dollars in penalties and interest related to his tax delinquencies. Still, Cartwright on Monday
announced his support for the Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats' $430 billion spending bill that
does little to fight inflation and
gives the IRS $80 billion to hire up to 87,000 additional employees.
Cartwright's history of tax delinquency and subsequent support for the bill could haunt the congressman as he faces a difficult reelection bid against GOP challenger Jim Bognet. Cartwright trails the Republican by 1 point with 9 percent of voters undecided,
internal polling obtained by the
Free Beacon shows.
Tax Delinquent Dem Backs Plan to Hire Army of New IRS Agents