U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined several colleagues in introducing the “Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act” in the Senate.
The legislation will prevent the Internal Revenue Service from implementing Democrats’ plan to give the agency access to the transaction information of virtually every American.
Grassley says the information that the Democrats are seeking is a complete invasion of privacy.
“The average American shouldn’t have to explain every financial transaction to the federal government,” Grassley says.
He also says the IRS hasn’t demonstrated the ability to maintain the confidentiality of the information it already collects.
