The House Passes Its First Bill Under Speaker Kevin McCarthy

The GOP-led House of Representatives’ first bill is to cut back funding for 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents. Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s earlier pledged this would be the first bill the GOP passed. “I know the night is late, but when we come back our very first bill will repeal the funding for 87,000 new IRS agents,” McCarthy said. He did not say when the bill would be introduced on the House floor, but added that Republicans “believe government should be to help you, not go after you.” The House just approved its first bill: “repealing…