Democrats push to delay IRS tax-filing deadline by five weeks

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A group of House Democrats want to delay this year’s tax filing deadline to account for the five-week partial government shutdown.

Reps. Sean Casten and Lauren Underwood of Illinois argue that taxpayers need more time to ask the IRS question, since the agency was hindered for five weeks in December and January due to the shutdown.

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