Bill Delahunt: “I rise in support of H.R. 49 for the reasons that have been enumerated by the subcommittee Chair and the gentleman from…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 49 for the reasons that have been enumerated by the subcommittee Chair and the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner), the Chair of the full committee. I also want to express my appreciation to the subcommittee Chair, my good friend, the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Cannon), for his kind words and his sincere efforts to see that Congress gives full consideration to the issue of taxation of remote sales. As the gentleman knows, I will be introducing legislation in the near future, together with the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Istook) and the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Bachus), which would authorize the States that have worked so hard to simplify their sales taxes to collect sales taxes on remote sales to in-state purchases. As we all know, the States are confronting their worst budget crises since the Great Depression. A declining economy, spiralling Medicaid costs, and the erosion of their tax base have left them with a collective deficit of some $100 billion.”