mrs. fischbach: and i was going to ask if you had examples you wanted to put it on the record. so i appreciate that because of your investigation, you are able to have the proof that you need to proceed. and i find it just ridiculous that they call this a political stunt and all kinds of things because you have the proof, you have done your investigation and you have done your work and made a solid case and i appreciate that. and if there is anything else you have to have to add. and i know there are a few more questions but if there is anything else, i am so disappointed that that's the tact that my colleagues have taken from the other side and i want to make sure you say anything you want to? mr. green: this notion of what the framers intended and i have a quote from federalist 65, i want to go, you know, i know evenings are very busy and the guy that helped write the constitution, mr. james madison. he ran for congress. became a congressman and they were debating the formation of what would become the state department and the debate on the floor of the house, if we create th

fischbach. >> thank you, mr. chair. commissioner, thank you for being here today. just wanted to talk a little bit about the report and according to a recently released report from the treasury inspector general for tax administration, that's a long title, , and quarterly staff shot with irs, ira spinning through september 30, 20 ranking member neal. but according to that the irs has spent 3.5 billion of the ira funds. of the 3.5 billion of ira funds extended and fy 2023, approximately 1.6 billion occurred in the fourth quarter of fy 2023. this includes approximate $464,000 extended and fy '23 for the direct e-file. i know that's been mentioned before but the e-file return system. now maybe say don't have to look up everything, but whatever you want to know is how the irs is deciding what to spend the money on, and why has only 4.5% of funds been spent, yet the irs keeps asking for more money? >> i'm quite comfortable here's an update. we are 4.7. in spent to date. we are spending it in particular early on an taxpayer services, hiring more phone assisters, hiring m