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ms. delauro: i understand that. but i need an assessment. atty. gen. garland: i think the money we are asking for our civil divisions, consumer protection branch, which deals with this kind of fraud, our criminal divisions fraud section which deals with this on the criminal side, and the u.s. attorney's offices that deal with this in each of the 94 districts, and the f.b.i.'s corporate crime and fraud sections. given the budget priorities, i think we are asking for the appropriate amount. there is obviously always tradeoffs. but we are, i think, able to fund a robust program. the most difficult aspect of this is identifying the fraudulent goods as they come in. that is a customs and homeland security issue. they, i'm sure, would say the same to you that they need more money for this purpose. ms. delauro: i'd like to pursue that. i'll say something very quickly. i am running out of time. as you know antitrust -- this is antitrust division received roughly a 4% increase in 2024. over the prior year. i want to ensure that we can continue to justify these
ms. delauro: i understand that. but i need an assessment. atty. gen. garland: i think the money we are asking for our civil divisions, consumer protection branch, which deals with this kind of fraud, our criminal divisions fraud section which deals with this on the criminal side, and the u.s. attorney's offices that deal with this in each of the 94 districts, and the f.b.i.'s corporate crime and fraud sections. given the budget priorities, i think we are asking for the appropriate amount. there...
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chair rogers: ms. delauro. ms. delauro: thank you. with regard to dumping i think closing the loophole is something that ought to be considered as well. that's within the ustr. with regard to that talking about unfair trade practices, what role does the department have in confronting chinese's manufacturing dominance through trade policy? working with ustr to address trade issues that have concern with allies, partners, adversaries what is -- how if at all is the department working with ustr? secretary raimondo: we work hand in glove with them on so many issues. i want to say i'm very concerned about this. it's no secret that china's economy is growing slower than it has and that they have wanted it to. it's also no secret that their strategy is wra*pbg crank up production. they now represent about 30% of the world's manufacturing output. they could decide to go to 60% to keep chinese people working, which would be disastrous for the global economy. i worry greatly, congresswoman, about the possibility that they do that and dump their
chair rogers: ms. delauro. ms. delauro: thank you. with regard to dumping i think closing the loophole is something that ought to be considered as well. that's within the ustr. with regard to that talking about unfair trade practices, what role does the department have in confronting chinese's manufacturing dominance through trade policy? working with ustr to address trade issues that have concern with allies, partners, adversaries what is -- how if at all is the department working with ustr?...
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ms. delauro. mr. werfel, without objection, your full written testimony will be entered in the record. with that in mind, i ask you to give us a sum arization of your opening statement in five minutes. mr. werfel: r.b.i.'s and members of the -- ranking members and members of the subcommittee. thank you for letting me give testimony on the budget. we saw a strong tax season for the nation, one of our best in history. through the april filing deadline, the i.r.s. received more than $139 million -- 139 million individual income tax returns and issued $245 billion in refund. inflation funding has allowed the i.r.s. to have one of its best filing seasons ever in terms of customer service. taxpayers are seeing a difference. we've answered over one million more taxpayer calls than we did a year ago and three million more calls than we did in 2022. wait times and level of service on our main phone lines has improved and we dramatically expanded service in our wake-in sites, increasing hours and serving more t
ms. delauro. mr. werfel, without objection, your full written testimony will be entered in the record. with that in mind, i ask you to give us a sum arization of your opening statement in five minutes. mr. werfel: r.b.i.'s and members of the -- ranking members and members of the subcommittee. thank you for letting me give testimony on the budget. we saw a strong tax season for the nation, one of our best in history. through the april filing deadline, the i.r.s. received more than $139 million...
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chair rogers: the chair recognizes the ranking member of the committee, miss delauro. ms. delauro: deligh >>> delighted that you are herer this morning. what i wanted to look at, the issue of crime and trade. department of justice plays a critical role in deterring crime with robust investigations, prosecution, incarceration and the application of penalty. my concern about department of justice , there may be some serious lines and lack of resources in critical areas. the u.s. international trade. example, 2022, u.s. imports were $3.27 trillion. conservative estimates based on data 5 to 10% were fraudulent. this means that there is annually 163 -- illegal trade which impacts u.s. workers, manufacturers, consumers, free- trade parkers -- partners. 2022, custom and borders collected penalties and $3.27 billion in trade. that seems like a drop in the bucket. i understand that international trade prosecution is low and nonexistent. can you give a sense of resources that are being used to prosecute the bad actors associated with violating trade laws? how do you use with hsi to
chair rogers: the chair recognizes the ranking member of the committee, miss delauro. ms. delauro: deligh >>> delighted that you are herer this morning. what i wanted to look at, the issue of crime and trade. department of justice plays a critical role in deterring crime with robust investigations, prosecution, incarceration and the application of penalty. my concern about department of justice , there may be some serious lines and lack of resources in critical areas. the u.s....
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ms. delauro mr. werfel at welcome again your full test mill be entered into the record ask you ton mind i give us a summarization of your opening statement in five minutes, thank you. >> chairman chen five ranking member hoyer and ranking member delauro members in the south may thank you for the opportunity to test on the filing citizen and the irs budget i'm pleased to report we saw a strong 2024 tax season for the nation. one of our best in history to the april filing deadline the irs receive more than 13,039,000,000 individual income tax returns and issued more than 86 million refunds for more than $245 billion. in place reduction act funding. best filing season ever in terms of customer service. taxpayers are seeing a difference. we have answered over 1 million more taxpayer calls than we did a year ago and 3 million more calls than we did in 2022. wait times level of service on our main phone lines have improved with dramatically expanded service increasing hours and serving more taxpayers. new
ms. delauro mr. werfel at welcome again your full test mill be entered into the record ask you ton mind i give us a summarization of your opening statement in five minutes, thank you. >> chairman chen five ranking member hoyer and ranking member delauro members in the south may thank you for the opportunity to test on the filing citizen and the irs budget i'm pleased to report we saw a strong 2024 tax season for the nation. one of our best in history to the april filing deadline the irs...
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ms. waters: mr. chair, i yield myself the balance of the time. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. waters: as we've heard today the entities that stand to benefit from this bill are not ordinary investors trying to build wealth but rather, the crypto firms that have chosen to register with the s.e.c. or otherwise comply with the security laws. they've already made billions of dollars novelishing or facilitating the buying and selling of crypto securities. and republicans are now proposing to reward these illegal activities by making these activities legal. this is truly preposterous. you know, mr. lynch, when he spoke, he said this was one of the worst pieces of legislation he has experienced through his entire career. and i understand why when i examine this bill and i see that the republicans had created this new definition. and this new definition is known as the investment contract assets. now, we talked about this but, you know, even in the rules committee, while they were,
ms. waters: mr. chair, i yield myself the balance of the time. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. waters: as we've heard today the entities that stand to benefit from this bill are not ordinary investors trying to build wealth but rather, the crypto firms that have chosen to register with the s.e.c. or otherwise comply with the security laws. they've already made billions of dollars novelishing or facilitating the buying and selling of crypto securities. and republicans are now...