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  Well, they can't have the IRS going after owed taxes.  That would ever so slightly inconvenience their donors.
context: Remove magnetometers that are in place to protect members of congress and their staff?  Is that really an issue for the GOP?  Why am I still surprised? Oy. >
  
  I believe it's because  the Treason Trio of Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, and Marjorie TG refuse to use them (presumably because they're illegally carrying concealed handguns), and rack up a fine every time they bypass them. >
  
  This circus isn't funny or entertaining.
  
  Committee chairs would have limited authority "to allow [non-governmental] witnesses to appear remotely at" proceedings under the new rules.
  GOP leaders would also remove entry magnetometers, create a new select committee on the alleged "weaponization" of the DOJ and FBI, and more, per the new rules.
  
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  House Republicans are targeting President Joe Biden directly in at least two areas with their new rules. The package would allow the House to consider stripping the Internal Revenue Service of additional resources Biden's Inflation Reduction Act made available to the agency last summer.
  Additionally, the chamber would consider preventing non-emergency drawdowns from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a tool the Biden administration has regularly used amid rising gas prices in recent months.
  Other federal employees could soon become targets of a GOP-controlled House. The proposed rules package would allow legislation to zero out a government official's salary, cut specific government programs, or even fire specific federal employees. For a Republican Party with some members who championed the #FireFauci movement, this rule is a notable inclusion.
  
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