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Jerry Nadler: the whole point of this debate is that when the Internet Moratorium Act was passed 22 years ago, the commission was…

On the recordMay 10, 2000
the whole point of this debate is that when the Internet Moratorium Act was passed 22 years ago, the commission was charged with recommending a fair and equitable and nonburdensome way of giving equal taxation for the Internet and non- Internet, insofar as State sales taxes are concerned. This amendment is essential so when we are extending the Internet, whether for 2 years or 5 years, or whether we are extending the moratorium, whether for 2 years or 5 years or permanently, we at least have some basis for saying we are going to look also at the entire question which is intimately associated with this question.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the Internet Moratorium Act and its implications for taxation during a floor debate.

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