Biden Nominee Danny Werfel Gains Committee Approval as Next IRS Head

Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 27, 2013. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

President Joe Biden’s nominee for IRS Commissioner was approved by the Senate Finance Committee on March 3 and will now be voted on by the full Senate.

The committee vote was 17–9 with three Republicans voting with the majority, Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Bill Cassidy (La.), and Todd Young (Ind.).