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On the recordAugust 3, 1999
the one word answer is yes, and that is certainly my intention in offering this amendment to make sure that the underlying purpose of the bill is preserved, but make sure that, A, there are no efforts here to create new taxes or new regulations of Internet activities, and, B, that there is no unconstitutionally, and I think that is an important word we use here, unconstitutionally discriminatory action taken by a State that would disfavor out-of-State purveyors of these products.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Discussing an amendment related to taxation and regulation of Internet activities.

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