As those from the Manhattan branch heard these brazen words, they became utterly furious.
However, at that moment, David remained expressionless, speaking calmly, "Since you claim that your relief funds have nothing to do with the Internal Revenue Service, fine, starting from this moment, a portion of the tax revenue collected by New York State will no longer be channeled through the Treasury Department to the Labor Department."
"That means, starting today, you will not receive a single penny of relief money or unemployment benefits!"
Technically speaking, David's role at the Internal Revenue Service was tax inspection, and he did not have the authority to interfere with the transfer of tax funds to the Treasury Department and the Labor Department.
