Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the Marketplace Fairness Act. I would like to thank Chairman Rockefeller. I would like to thank the two major sponsors of this bill, Senator Durbin and Senator Enzi, who have been working on this for years, and Senator Heitkamp for her longtime knowledge and leadership on this bill, as well as Senator Alexander. I am proud to be a cosponsor of this important legislation. It has been very important for years for businesses in Minnesota, both big and small, and across the country, giving them the certainty they need. That is what this bill will do so they can succeed and grow. I am encouraged to see the Senate coming together in a bipartisan way to create a level playing field for our businesses on Main Street to compete. That is all they want to do. They just want an even playing field to compete. The bipartisan support for the Marketplace Fairness Act is a reminder that when we put politics aside we can get things done, something the Presiding Officer from the State of West Virginia knows about very much. During the budget debate, 75 Senators came together and we succeeded in passing an amendment that I cosponsored to the budget resolution that helped outline the broad support for a very simple idea: that all businesses need to play by the same set of rules. When I go around my own State, as I know Chairman Rockefeller does in his, I hear from small locally owned retailers, and competitive issues are raised all the time.…”