Kyrsten Sinema said "When I talk to Arizona small business owners who depend on government contracts to keep their businesses open, they have two major concerns: first, that a move to a true e-commerce marketplace will obscure the origination of products and leave us vulnerable to the purchase of counterfeit products; and, second, specific to the Amazon marketplace, the platform provider is also a reseller on the platform, which could create a conflict of interest where their products are promoted instead of those of small businesses." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 9, 2021

When I talk to Arizona small business owners who depend on government contracts to keep their businesses open, they have two major concerns: first, that a move to a true e-commerce marketplace will obscure the origination of products and leave us vulnerable to the purchase of counterfeit products; and, second, specific to the Amazon marketplace, the platform provider is also a reseller on the platform, which could create a conflict of interest where their products are promoted instead of those of small businesses.

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Kyrsten Sinema

Independent · Arizona

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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Senator Sinema highlights concerns of small businesses regarding e-commerce and potential conflicts of interest.

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