Dueling “Dears” ….

April 23, Senator Grassley (R-IA) sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to his fellow senators in support of the IRS’s private tax collection program and speaking against legislation which would end the misguided program. (S. 335) A copy of Senator Grassley’s letter can be found here.

April 27, Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Patty Murray (D-WA) circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter to Senators in an effort to generate support for their legislation, (S. 335) that would prevent the IRS from using private collection agencies to collect federal taxes. (A copy of their letter can be found here.).The IRS has stated their intention to expand the private tax collection program to include an additional three to five contractors by the end of the year. Therefore it is critical that additional cosponsors are added to the Dorgan-Murray legislation now to prevent the IRS from going forward with its plan to expand this misguided program. To find out how you can help, please go to: http://www.capwiz.com/nteu, or click here.NTEU is working with some of our supporters in the Senate to refute claims put forth in by Grassley in his Dear Colleague letter and to end the private tax collection program once and for all.