evidence: "House Republicans just voted unanimously to repeal the Democrats’ army of 87,000 IRS agents," tweeted speaker Kevin McCarthy after the vote. [...] The 87,000 figure comes from a 2021 Treasury report that estimated the IRS could hire 86,852 full-time employees over the course of a decade with a nearly $80 billion investment – not solely enforcement agents. [...] A Trump appointee, Rettig called the claim that the IRS is hiring 87,000 agents to harass taxpayers "absolutely false."