IRS leadership on Thursday announced that the agency has recovered $4.7 billion in back taxes and proceeds from a variety of crimes since the nation's tax collector received a massive glut of funding through Democrats' flagship tax,

Republicans have long called for rescinding the tens of billions of dollars in funding provided to the agency by Democrats.

GOP lawmakers are framing the IRS's free direct tax filing system as an example of the "weaponization of government against Americans."

The White House and congressional Democrats are fighting to protect $20 billion in funds for the IRS as the tax collection agency faces significant changes next year. As bipartisan funding talks near a key December deadline,