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senator crapo. sen. crapo: thank you, mr. chairman, and will come again, -- welcome again commissioner , werfel. i agree and appreciate the work you are doing on the progress that you have made. there are going to be issues that i raise today, however. the irs needs to be accountable for the choices it makes, become more efficient, rigorously plan, provide full transparency and real feedback for informed stakeholders like congress before acting. despite claims that the $80 billion in new funding would transform the irs into a 21st-century agency, the president's budget request indicates otherwise. while modest progress has been made, there are other areas where the agency continues to miss the mark. for example, last year i raised concerns with the irs strategic operating plan including its vagueness and missing line-item cost projections. a year later we are still missing important details. yet this year's budget asks for even more unprecedented irs funding, more than $104 billion. this underscores that the initial windfall
senator crapo. sen. crapo: thank you, mr. chairman, and will come again, -- welcome again commissioner , werfel. i agree and appreciate the work you are doing on the progress that you have made. there are going to be issues that i raise today, however. the irs needs to be accountable for the choices it makes, become more efficient, rigorously plan, provide full transparency and real feedback for informed stakeholders like congress before acting. despite claims that the $80 billion in new...
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chairman. >> thank you, senator crapo. and what is chief executive officer of the unitedhealth group. prior to that he was executive vice president of unitedhealth and ceo of optimum. from 2008-2017 he eight-2017 he was ceo and director of glaxo smith kline. mr. witty, we appreciate you being here. i believe you will take five minutes or so to share your testimony and we've had a lot of member interests and you will get questions and do everything i can to keep them on this is an important topic. mr. witty. >> thank you and goodbye, chairman wyden, rate member crapo and members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to testify here today. my name is andrew witty. i service chief executive officer of unitedhealth group. our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. we pursue this mission to our two distinct businesses, united healthcare which provides a full range of benefits, and optimum which brings together care delivery, pharmacy services, and techn
chairman. >> thank you, senator crapo. and what is chief executive officer of the unitedhealth group. prior to that he was executive vice president of unitedhealth and ceo of optimum. from 2008-2017 he eight-2017 he was ceo and director of glaxo smith kline. mr. witty, we appreciate you being here. i believe you will take five minutes or so to share your testimony and we've had a lot of member interests and you will get questions and do everything i can to keep them on this is an...
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crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. the clerk: mr. schumer mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- booker, capito, cardin, cramer, crapo, duckworth, dur
crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy....
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crapo. mr. cruz. the clerk: mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. the clerk: mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, buicker, cantw
crapo. mr. cruz. the clerk: mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. the clerk: mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms....
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chairman. >> thank you senator crapo. prior to that he was the -- weappreciate you being here,i believe you're going take five minutes or so to share your testimony and a lot of member interests and you're going to get questions. mr. witty. >> thank you, and good morning, chairman, thank you for the opportunity to testify here today. my name is andrew witty. our mission is to help people live healthy lives and help make the health system work better for anyone. we pursue this mission through our two missions, united healthcare, optum which brings care delivery and pharmacy services and advanced patient center care. change health care is now part of optum, it enables information claims and payments to flow quickly and accurately between physicians, pharmacists, health plans and governments. i appreciate the committee's interest in the recent cyber-attack on changing health care. the result of this malicious cyber-attack patients and providers have experienced disruptions and people worried about private health data. to all
chairman. >> thank you senator crapo. prior to that he was the -- weappreciate you being here,i believe you're going take five minutes or so to share your testimony and a lot of member interests and you're going to get questions. mr. witty. >> thank you, and good morning, chairman, thank you for the opportunity to testify here today. my name is andrew witty. our mission is to help people live healthy lives and help make the health system work better for anyone. we pursue this...
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crapo, aye. mr. vance, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. schatz, no. ms. baldwin, no. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. dp graham, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye. mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, no. mr. scott of south carolina, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. braun, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, no. mr. hoeven, aye. mr. kaine, no. mr. hagerty, aye. mr. blumenthal, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. king, no. ms. rosen, aye. mr. lee, aye. mr. tuberville aye. miss hassan, no. ms. stabenow, no. mr. cramer, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, no. mrs. capito, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. mrs. britt, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. coons, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. carper, no. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, aye. mr. reed, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, no. the clerk: mr. boozman,
crapo, aye. mr. vance, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. schatz, no. ms. baldwin, no. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. dp graham, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye. mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, no. mr. scott of south carolina, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. braun, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, no. mr. hoeven, aye. mr....
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crapo, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. ms. smith, aye. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. tester, aye. mr. peters, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. mr. cramer, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. mr. marshall, no. mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. ms. lummis, no. ms. rosen, aye. mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. mr. wicker, no. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. vote: the clerk: mr. boozman, no. mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr. lee, no. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. ms. warren, aye.
crapo, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. ms. smith, aye. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. tester, aye. mr. peters, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. mr. cramer, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. mr. marshall, no. mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. ms....
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crapo, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. mr. wyden, aye. mrs. murray, aye. mr. johnson, no. mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. reed, aye. ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. mr. lee, no. ms. collins, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. ms. murkowski, no. vote: the clerk: mr. lankford, no. ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr. tillis, no. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. vote: the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. vote: an creepy loud our goal is to have an environment that allows technologies including ai to germinate, to bloom and to flourish. and so we think that is the major
crapo, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. mr. wyden, aye. mrs. murray, aye. mr. johnson, no. mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. reed, aye. ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. mr. lee, no. ms. collins, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. ms. murkowski, no. vote: the clerk: mr. lankford, no. ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr....
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chairman. >> thank you, senator crapo. getting a 26-0 vote in major legislation involving enormous sums of money is just about impossible. it's hard to get a 26 or 27-0 vote on ordering soda pop. thank you for your work on that. secretary becerra. sec. becerra: thank you for the invitation. when president biden took office in january of 2021, covid was ravaging our families and our economy and americans were dying at a rate of 2-3 9/11s everyday. in january of 2021, the number of americans with health insurance was, like our jobs and the economy, down and on the canvas. prescription drug prices were skyrocketing with patients and their pocketbooks at the mercy of big pharma. today, three years later, nearly 700 million shots of covid vaccines have gone into the arms of americans and we can now manage covid like the flu. today, more than 300 million americans, a record number, can go to the doctor or hospital and not go bankrupt because they have their own health insurance. more than 21 million of those americans can count
chairman. >> thank you, senator crapo. getting a 26-0 vote in major legislation involving enormous sums of money is just about impossible. it's hard to get a 26 or 27-0 vote on ordering soda pop. thank you for your work on that. secretary becerra. sec. becerra: thank you for the invitation. when president biden took office in january of 2021, covid was ravaging our families and our economy and americans were dying at a rate of 2-3 9/11s everyday. in january of 2021, the number of...
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crapo, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. mr. daines, no. mr. wicker, no. mr. cornyn, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. mr. wyden, aye. mr. welch, aye. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. mr. johnson, no. mr. casey, aye. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. markey, aye. mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. mr. vance, no. the clerk: mr. marshall, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: ms. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. mr. kelly, aye. mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. vote: the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. r
crapo, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. mr. daines, no. mr. wicker, no. mr. cornyn, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. mr. wyden, aye. mr. welch, aye. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr....
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crapo, aye. mr. booker, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. mr. warner, no. mr. moran, aye. ms. smith, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. mrs. blackburn, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, no. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. mr. paul, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. tuberville, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. brown, aye. mr. cornyn, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: ms. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. ms. rosen, aye. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the c
crapo, aye. mr. booker, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. mr. warner, no. mr. moran, aye. ms. smith, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. mrs. blackburn, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, no. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy,...
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crapo, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, aye. mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. ms. duckworth, no. mr. welch, no. mr. durbin, no. mr. graham, no. vote: the clerk: mr. schumer, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. ms. butler, no. the clerk: mr. tester, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, no. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. the clerk: mrs. murray, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. mr. menendez, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: mr. ernst, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, no. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. hawley, aye. mr. lujan, no. mr. cassidy, aye. mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. romney, no. mr. wicker, no. vote: the clerk: mr. vance, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. mr. coons, no. the clerk: mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. brown, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. , no. the clerk: mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. the
crapo, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, aye. mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. ms. duckworth, no. mr. welch, no. mr. durbin, no. mr. graham, no. vote: the clerk: mr. schumer, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. ms. butler, no. the clerk: mr. tester, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, no. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. the clerk: mrs. murray, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. mr. menendez, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the...
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crapo, no. mr. daines, no. mr. marshall, no. vote: the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. boozman, no. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. mr. grassley, no. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. tuberville, no. mr. cotton, no. mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. mr. murphy, aye. mr. thune, no. mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, no o. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. mr. warner, aye. mr. paul, no. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mrs. blackburn, no. ms. butler, aye. mr. trump dur -- mr. durbin, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mr. cardin, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. c
crapo, no. mr. daines, no. mr. marshall, no. vote: the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. boozman, no. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. mr. grassley, no. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. tuberville, no. mr. cotton, no. mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. mr. murphy, aye. mr. thune, no. mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, no o. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. the clerk:...
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. >> chairman wyden, ranking member crapo and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the filing season and the irs budget. i'm pleased to report that the 2024 tax season opened on schedule on january 29 and we seen a historic filing season unfold since then. through april 6 the irs received more than 101.8 million individual income tax returns and issued nearly 66.8 million refunds from more than 201.1 billion dollars. inflation reduction act funding has enabled the irs to have one of its best filing seasons ever in terms of customer service. taxpayers are seeing a difference. we've 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 and level of service on our main phone lines have improved. we've dramatically expanded service on our walk insights, increasing hours answering more taxpayers, and new and expanded tools on irs.gov are seen heavy use. employees worked hard to deliver. we committed to an 85% level of phone service on our main phone line during filing season as of early a
. >> chairman wyden, ranking member crapo and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the filing season and the irs budget. i'm pleased to report that the 2024 tax season opened on schedule on january 29 and we seen a historic filing season unfold since then. through april 6 the irs received more than 101.8 million individual income tax returns and issued nearly 66.8 million refunds from more than 201.1 billion dollars. inflation reduction act funding has...