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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ends her speech to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 following a tour of the IRS New Carrollton Federal Building in Lanham, Maryland, September 15, 2022.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said tax filing should be simple.

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies about a federal budget proposal in Washington DC.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies about a federal budget proposal in Washington DC.

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