Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank all of the people who have participated, particularly Senator Durbin who has helped to coalesce things, Senator Alexander who came up with the idea for having a shorter bill, only 11 pages--never see it in the Senate--written in plain English, and it is States rights. This does not cause the Federal Government to do anything. What it allows is for the States to do what they have already passed laws on. I can see this from the standpoint of an individual. I know in Wyoming if you buy something on the Internet and you are not charged a tax, you are supposed to fill out a form and send it in. That is a difficult thing to do, hard to even keep track of. This will eliminate that problem of individuals wanting to pay the tax but not knowing exactly how to do it. I know it from the standpoint of a small businessman, if they had the experience of somebody coming in, trying on the goods, finding out exactly what they want, the color, the style, the feel, everything, and then ordering it on the Internet. The even more ironic part of it is when they have a problem with it, they bring it back to the local retailer to fix it. I have seen it from the standpoint of a mayor. I know in Wyoming at least 30 percent and up to 70 percent of the revenue of the municipalities comes from the sales tax. That is on a declining basis at the moment.…”