The Growing List of Opponents to Private Debt Collection

Government Government Accountability Office Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration National Taxpayer Advocate Congressional Research Service Unions and Private Organizations Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Consumer Federation of America NAACP National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association National Consumer Law Center National Consumers League Citizens for Tax Justice National Council of La Raza U.S. Public Interest Research Group American Federation of Government Employees American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association American Postal Workers Union Professional Aviation Safety Specialists Citizens for Tax Justice OMB Watch Consumer Federation of America Public Citizen USAction National Rural Letter Carriers Association Read the Sept. 19, 2006 letter Read the October 9, 2007 letter Read the November 1, 2007 letter Read the April 15, 2008 letter

Former IRS Commissioners Sheldon Cohen Donald C. Alexander Members of Congress Senators Dorgan, Murray, Mikulski, Leahy, Feinstein, Akaka, Kerry, Kennedy, Lieberman. (Read an April 27 letter from Sens. Dorgan and Murray to their colleagues) House members Rangel, Rothman, Olver, Lewis, Pomeroy, Van Hollen, Pastor, Kilpatrick, former Rep. Simmons, and others. A bipartisan Van Hollen-Simmons letter to IRS Commissioner Everson last July had 27 signers A letter coordinated by Rep. Rothman had 22 signers Other Expressions Newspapers, including the New York Times, editorialized against the plan.