WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Democrats on the House Ways & Means Committee issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, DC-Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted the failures and lawlessness of the Trump Administration after it was reported that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) improperly disclosed confidential taxpayer information to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS):
"The Trump Administration just committed a grave crime against taxpayers, clearly showing why data sharing among agencies is not something to be undertaken lightly. Privacy is next to liberty in American values, and while the Trump Administration wants to claim this was an accident, we know this was their goal. They have no intent ...