Comment by mandeepj
7 months ago
Mr. Bessent (Treasury Secretary) was repeatedly asked during his confirmation hearing whether he would protect DirectFile and he said "Yes" :-)
A small snippet of that conversation. The video recording has much more details -
Do you agree with the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report finding that the Direct File pilot was successful and should be expanded?
Answer: As noted during the hearing, I commit that for this tax season, Direct File will be operative to prevent any disruptions for taxpayers. And if confirmed, I will consult and study the program and understand it better, and evaluate whether it works to serve the best interests of taxpayers.
From page 36 at https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/responses_to_qu...
So he evaluated not to expand :-(
That's not a Yes, that's a pretty clear No. You just don't speak fluent Politician.
You are right! In his "politician" language, he committed only to this tax season.
How is that "politician" language? The speaker is clear and direct.
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