When did the program begin? Mr. McCAIN. Let me just finish my comment. A young American Border Patrol agent was murdered with weapons that were part of the Fast and Furious investigation. What has the Attorney General of the United States…

I do not see the connection. If the Attorney General and the President said: We are not going to investigate this matter, Senator McCain, I would be standing right next to the Senator on the floor calling for a special counsel. But they…

Sellers should compete on a level playing-field.

I would like to ask the majority leader, do I remember correctly that the very first amendment on the Transportation bill was offered by Senator Blunt of Missouri on family planning? So is there a family planning amendment available on…

First, I thank my colleague from Iowa, Senator Harkin, for the clarity of his statement, for his sincerity and, most importantly, for his leadership. We have the Affordable Care Act because of Tom Harkin, Chris Dodd, Barbara Mikulski, and…

$23 billion nationwide.

It's very kind of you.

I do not believe that our authorities, including specifically the Federal Reserve, both the Board of Governors and the New York Fed, have pushed hard enough to strengthen the capital base.

Congress should enact S. 1832 to protect the states' rights, address the states' fiscal needs, and level the playing field for all sellers.

If they're selling Grandma Ayotte's Apple Butter, that famous New Hampshire apple butter, and they're selling less than $500,000 worth... they're exempt.

No. What we've said here is if you're not under the streamlined version... we're setting up a simple access for retailers selling online or by catalog.

He stepped in, helped us through some complicated issues, simplified them, and made this much easier to explain and implement.

It is not a new tax. It is a question of collecting a tax already owed.

The MFA also corrects a growing imbalance between groups of retailers.

if you don't have a sales tax in New Hampshire or in Alaska, this bill will not impose one penny of sales tax obligation on any resident of New Hampshire, Alaska, Oregon, or any other state without a sales tax.

We're trying to establish a national access to software for every retailer, simplify it, make it direct.

The states' financial needs should be addressed. The states face serious budget shortfalls.

This bill says no new tax. We're just collecting the tax already owed.

There's bipartisan support not only at this table but across the country.

I urge you to pass S. 1832, the 'Marketplace Fairness Act,' so states can have the means, if they so choose, to collect unpaid sales taxes on online and remote purchases.

the Main Street Fairness Act would be positive for the State of Washington

What kind of burden are you putting on a business like NobleSpirit that wants to do business in other states?

the difference in tax treatment is what animates Senator Durbin's 'Main Street Fairness Act.'

The Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 1832) resolves this issue, providing fairness to both consumers and retailers.

With today's computing and communications technology, widespread collection no longer would be an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce.