Political Quotes

“I am very grateful to my colleague from Minnesota for yielding for those 3 or 4 minutes. I thank him for his forbearance. I rise in support of our local small businesses and retailers across Colorado and I would like to think across our great country. Senator Durbin and Senator Enzi have introduced a bipartisan bill, the Marketplace Fairness Act, of which I am a cosponsor. It would level the playing field for businesses located in Colorado by requiring out-of- State online sellers to collect and remit the same local and State sales taxes they have to pay. It just makes common sense, which is why a similar amendment during the budget debate a few weeks ago, which I also cosponsored, passed by a bipartisan vote of 75 to 24. The Marketplace Fairness Act is about achieving equitable treatment for all sales so businesses with a physical presence in Colorado, employing Colorado workers living in our communities, are not at a competitive disadvantage with out-of-State businesses that sell products online. Online marketplaces have created great companies and innovative ways of doing business, but Federal law has failed to keep up with the pace of online sales. Again, we have had a lot of innovation in the online space, but Federal law has failed to keep up with the pace of online sales. Back when trading posts and local markets were the most prevalent places for consumer goods, they did not have to worry about out-of- State sellers.…”