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Dick Durbin: “Pending before us is S. 743, the Marketplace Fairness Act, and this legislation would require Internet retailers selling…”

On the recordApril 24, 2013
Pending before us is S. 743, the Marketplace Fairness Act, and this legislation would require Internet retailers selling into States with sales taxes to collect the sales tax. The Senator from Arkansas and the Senator from Missouri have offered a different piece of legislation relating to the Internet. I would like to ask the Senator from Arkansas if he would please clarify a few things. First, is there any tax imposed by this Marketplace Fairness Act on the use of the Internet?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Apr 24, 2013

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