IRS chief departs, blasting Congress for budget cuts threatening tax agency

The Washington Post: Leaving can be liberating.

Republican Sens. Bob Corker (Tenn.) and Jeff Flake (Ariz.) have demonstrated that with their caustic criticisms of President Trump.

Now it’s John Koskinen’s turn.

Thursday is his last day as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, allowing his bluntness about Congress on Tuesday.

He started with a veiled dig near the end of his prepared statement during a briefing with reporters.

“I’m hopeful that, in the future,” he said, “the IRS and Congress can have a more rational and reasonable discussion of the resources the agency needs to meet its very critical responsibilities.”

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