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Trump Nominates Billy Long as IRS Commissioner

Trump touted Long’s career in real estate and as an auctioneer.
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Trump Nominates Billy Long as IRS Commissioner
Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) at Trump's Make America Great Again rally in Springfield, Mo., Sept. 21, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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President-elect Donald Trump announced on Dec. 4 that he will nominate former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

The position requires Senate confirmation. If confirmed, Long would succeed Danny Werfel.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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