Mar 22, 2013
I reserve the remainder of my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.
Richard Durbin
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Richard Durbin, commonly known as Dick Durbin, is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he has held various leadership roles, including Senate Majority Whip. Durbin has been a prominent advocate for issues such as healthcare reform, immigration policy, and gun control. He has also played a significant role in negotiations on budget and appropriations matters in the Senate.
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Mar 22, 2013
I thank the Senator from Tennessee for making that point. As to this notion that there is something fundamentally unfair that we would ask an Internet retailer that wants to sell in Illinois that they collect the same sales tax for that…
Mar 22, 2013
There are 3. There are 3 out of 975 Internet retailers with over $1 million in sales. There are 3 in the State of Montana. This is an undue burden on the small businesses of Montana? What I would say to the Senator from Florida and the…
Mar 22, 2013
In the interest of moving this forward, we have scheduled a vote on the Ayotte amendment next, after the vote on the Enzi amendment. I urge everyone who votes for the Enzi-Durbin-Alexander amendment to oppose the Ayotte amendment because…
Mar 22, 2013
Mr. President, is there any time remaining of the time yielded from the Senator from Wyoming? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming has 4 minutes remaining. The Senator from Montana.
Mar 22, 2013
Does the Senator mind if I say a word in opening? The Marketplace Fairness Act is known to every Member of the Senate because I have spoken to everyone on this side of the aisle, and I think Senator Enzi and Senator Alexander have spoken…
Mar 22, 2013
Mr. President, it is my understanding under the unanimous consent request there was 40 minutes of debate allocated between those of us in support of the Marketplace Fairness Act and those who are offering amendments, Senator Ayotte and…
Mar 22, 2013
I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure marketplace…
Mar 22, 2013
Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Wyoming. I will yield my time to the Senator from North Dakota, who was a party to the Quill decision, which was before the U.S. Supreme Court 20 years ago, and who has also served as tax…
Mar 22, 2013
I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The Senator from Washington.
Mar 22, 2013
I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. (Mr. Cowan). Are there any other Senators in the chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 62, nays 37, as follows…
Mar 22, 2013
I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 33, nays 66, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…
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