Without this deduction, taxpayers in Texas would see their Federal tax bills increase by an average of $500 for 2012.

At the end of the day, Rhode Island businesses will be able to compete on a level playing field.

We can all compete on price, and all of us can actually compete on any offer that's made on the Internet.

I strongly support states' rights, and I think they should have the power to decide for themselves if it is in their constituents' best interests to change their respective state laws to collect sales taxes from remote sellers.

Is it fair for that Main Street store to lose business to online companies just because online retailers are not collecting state sales tax?

I write to applaud you for holding a hearing on the sales tax fairness issue.

So we need to get seven people in that station.

Senator Nelson and I, and many others, have tried to assure that we don't eat our seed corn, that we continue research, that we continue to reach for the stars, to go beyond where we are now.

Yes, because I know they have done breast cancer cell growth in space. And if they could do the same for that, that would be a medical breakthrough of phenomenal proportions.

Establishing our part of the Space Station as an American national laboratory was a great accomplishment.

First of all, Mr. Royston, thank you for the report. Because we are anxiously awaiting the appointment of the board so that we can see the CASIS get up and go and really start showing results.