Former Missouri congressman Billy Long was ceremonially sworn in as IRS commissioner on Friday. Long, who once advocated for ...

Former Missouri congressman Billy Long was ceremonially sworn in as IRS commissioner on Friday. Long, who once advocated for abolishing the IRS, takes over an agency struggling with staffing cuts ...

WASHINGTON — Former Missouri congressman Billy Long was ceremonially sworn in as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service on Friday in the Oval Office, taking over a beleaguered agency that ...

Former congressman Billy Long of Missouri has been confirmed to lead the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he once sought to abolish. Long's confirmation on a 53-44 Senate vote Thursday gives the ...

Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., asks questions during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing May 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP File) ...

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long of Missouri was confirmed on Thursday to lead the Internal Revenue Service, giving the beleaguered agency he once sought to abolish a permanent ...

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long of Missouri was confirmed on Thursday to lead the Internal Revenue Service, giving the beleaguered agency he once sought to abolish a permanent ...

Rep. Billy Long speaks at a kickoff rally for his U.S. Senate campaign at PFI Western Store in Springfield on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021.© Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader ...

While in Congress, where he served from 2011 to 2023, the Republican sponsored legislation to get rid of the IRS.

Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., asks questions during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing May 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Credit: AP/Greg Nash ...