Political Quotes

“I would encourage everyone to read the bill. It is short-- 11 pages. You don't see many like this. You can see through that; right? It is a bill you can read from beginning to end and you can understand what it does, which is very unusual for Washington. It is not like a lot of bills that simply make changes to other bills and require you get hold of those other bills and read them to figure out what is going on. This bill is straightforward. If a State meets the simplification requirements outlined in the bill, it may choose to require collection of sales taxes that are already due. Congress is not forcing States to do anything. And if States do act, they are collecting taxes already due by consumers-- folks such as you and me. One of the issues that received much attention while debating this bill the past few weeks is the issue on audits. There is some concern small businesses will be subjected to onerous and time-consuming audits by State and local governments if those governments start requiring they collect sales taxes on these remote sales. It is critical to keep in mind that sellers that have under $1 million in remote sales in 1 year are not required to collect and would not be subject to an audit from any out-of-State government.…”