WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and dozens of her Democratic colleagues in introducing the Direct File Act, new legislation that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to end the highly successful Direct File program - which allowed taxpayers to file their taxes online, for free, and directly with the government - and make the program permanent. If fully implemented, Direct File was projected to lower costs and save families up to $23 billion annually in fees, time, and tax credits.
"Filing your taxes shouldn't be a burden. But President Trump ended the highly s...