Former Rep. Billy Long President Donald Trump's nominee to be Internal Revenue Service commissioner, speaks during a Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
He will replace Michael Faulkender, who is serving as acting commissioner alongside his duty as deputy Treasury secretary. Long will also be taking over an agency that, like many others, saw drastic cuts to its workforce under the White House's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative.
The former lawmaker and auctioneer will now lead an agency he once sought to dismantle.
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During the hearing, Long argued that as commissioner, he would have a chance to "make real, transformational change to an agency that needs it more than any other."
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But Trump has similarly sought to abolish the IRS and replace income taxes with tariffs, among other proposals. That means Long’s elevation to IRS commissioner likely gives the president a key ally in moving forward with his vision of seeing the tax agency scrapped.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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