On the recordNovember 19, 2014
I know the block of time for the majority leader starts at 2 o'clock, but I wanted to say while Senator Enzi and the senior Senator from Tennessee are on the floor how much I appreciate and admire their advocacy for marketplace fairness. It is so unfair. I go home to Nevada and I see in those little strip malls ``For Lease.'' One reason they are for lease and they are not operating is because people who can go online don't want to pay the taxes that support the people of the State of Nevada. It is so wrong, what is going on, and I can't imagine why we can't move this legislation forward. This has taken years and years. It is so unfair. Many businesses have gone bankrupt, out of business as a result of not having a level playing field. It is very unfortunate we are having problems getting this done. I do not understand the House--why they feel the way they do. I don't understand it, but they do, and I think it is unfair. I don't think we are getting the support we should from retail people. They have to talk to their Members when we go home and talk to Senators. Of course, there are people in town who make a lot of money representing these shopping centers and retail merchants. They get paid a lot of money to represent them in Congress. I think they are not doing a very good job if they can't convince Members of the Senate and the House that this legislation should have passed a long time ago. Madam President, the hour of 2 o'clock is almost here.…
