Chuck Grassley actually said...

"Over the years, I have had some concerns with the Chief Counsel's Office taking an overly narrow interpretation of the statute to the detriment of whistleblowers and the program generally."

"Is it also not true that requiring these organizations to provide the IRS with this information needlessly put private taxpayer information at risk?"

"Was this decision not based on the determination that this information was unnecessary for tax administration purposes and imposed unnecessary costs on both the IRS and the taxpayers?"

"I introduced with Senator Cardin the Protecting Taxpayers Act--bipartisan legislation to make the IRS more responsive and accountable to taxpayers."