The White House announced on Thursday President Biden’s intent to nominate Danny Werfel as head of the Internal Revenue Service.
Werfel is not without experience; he already had a brief stint as acting IRS commissioner in 2013 under the Obama administration, where he navigated the multi-week government shutdown. Prior to this, he worked as the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Controller, where he oversaw the implementation of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Democrats want to make his confirmation a top priority while they still control the Senate. It is not yet clear whether they will continue to keep their Senate majority next year, so there’s an urgency within the party to get him confirmed as quickly as possible. Read more…
