Maria Cantwell: “I think it is astounding to find out that 40 percent of our coal comes off of these Federal lands.”

The data sharing at issue in this case by the [IRS] and [ICE] violates the express terms of the statute and ignores its history.

It would also compromise taxpayer privacy and raise the possibility of grave consequences for individuals misidentified by ICE.

The IRS’s address sharing policy therefore violates the statute, improperly displaces Congress’s legislative judgments, undermines the confidentiality of taxpayer information and taxpayer reliance, and threatens the national fisc.

I ask our fellow Washingtonians to help this region, to be as patient as you can, to listen to what the first responders are saying because we're not out of danger yet.