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

Fiscal watchdogs and business groups say without the change, small businesses could still face abusive audits.

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.

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.

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.

Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) on Wednesday blamed mass shootings on the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion. “When I was growing up in Springfield, you had one or two ...

FILE - 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.

Pokin Around: The ever-elusive Billy Long, whose seat is safe even if the podium is vacant. Steve Pokin. Springfield News-Leader.

Republican Rep. Billy Long (Mo.) falsely claims Democrats “rigged” the 2020 election in a new ad for his Senate campaign, echoing the baseless and debunked claims of former president Donald Trump.

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

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 ...