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Ron Wyden: “I have tried to make clear, as the principal sponsor of this legislation, all we are seeking is technological neutrality…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 1998
I have tried to make clear, as the principal sponsor of this legislation, all we are seeking is technological neutrality with respect to the Internet. The Internet would be treated like everything else--nothing favorable, nothing discriminatory. Because many of the Nation's Governors are concerned about other issues, particularly the question of out-of-State sales, this legislation, S. 442, has become a magnet for a variety of other issues. The sponsors, Senator McCain and I, especially have, in my view, done somersaults now to make sure there was a fair evaluation of all the important issues with respect to out-of-State sales.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon
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Discussing the Internet tax bill and the need for technological neutrality.

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