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staffing. >> after five years of budget cuts and hiring freeze that lastedd four years people need to understand the irs is going to have to do less with less. it means both enforcement and tax payer service will suffer. the problem is there are levels of staffing are insufficient to deliver on our mission. >> despite commissioner's claims the irs is still spending our money. orrin hatch chair of the senate committee blatsing the irs for a series of multi-million dollar purchases by the agency. included $4.3 million on market research and public opinion polling. 8,000 dollars on a stair climber exercise machine of all things. thousands of dollars on decorative and give away items like stuffed animals toy footballs and thomas the tank engine rubber wrist bands. that's for manager's meetings. on top of that they spent $4 million on office furniture. while the irs is buds zee
with less. it means both enforcement and tax payer service will suffer. >> the problem is our levels of staffing are insufficient to deliver on our mission. >> despite commissioner coulds kin koskinen aeshg claims they are still spending your money. they are blasting them for multi-million dollar purchases by the agency including $4.3 million on market research and public opinion polling. over 8,000 dollars on a stair climber exercise machine thousands of dollars on decorative and give away items like stuffed animals toy footballs and thomas the tank engine rubber band wrist bands for manager's meetings. on top of all of that they spent nearly $4 million on office furniture. while the irs is busy spending tax dollars you have to file today or file your extension by midnight tonight. heather ainsley, back to you ladies. >> the clock is ticking. >> i cannot believe all of that
three minutes until the top of the hour. before you leave the house, here's what's happening today. boston marking two years since the boston marathon bombing to commemorate one boston day, banners will be raised, followed by a moment of silence at 2:45 p.m. when the first bomb went off. hillary clinton dealing with a brand new e-mail problem. we just learned more than two years ago congress asked her if she used a private e-mail during her time heading the state department. she never answered. it is tax day. you have until midnight to find your state and federal returns or file an extension. if you need last minute help, you might be out of luck. more than half of all callers may be unable to reach the irs. >> do you think the country should be taken off the terrorist list?
no one likes fighting with the hard earned money but spending like our cash like crazy. jackie i be ban yez is here on the biggest day of the year. good morning jackie. >> parting with the money. today is the dreaded april 159 tax day. while it is a great time for the irs collecting $3 trillion you may be pulling out your hair by the end of the day. for all of you last minute filers good luck to you. the irs saying you may not be able to speak to a real person on the phone today. >> our phone level of service at the start of the filing season was just 54 percent. as we have gotten closer to the end of the filing season it dipped below 40 percent. that means more than six out of 10 people who called could not reach a live assister. >> that is frustrating right there. commissioner john koskinen blaming the poor service on slashed budget and poor staffing. >> people need to understand the ir is going to have to do less
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