Open Congress : News Articles for S.1832 Marketplace Fairness Act

Guest Post: Why I support the Marketplace Fairness Act

2012-08-27T01:00:00Z

...productivity and profitability. It makes dealing with sales tax much, much easier for small business owners. Passage of S.1832 the Marketplace Fairness Act will prompt all states to simplify their sales tax laws. Therefore, I support the Marketplace Fai

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NRF to Congress: Close the Sales Tax Loophole This Year to Strengthen Local Communities and Create Jobs

2012-08-01T08:34:31Z

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Retail Federation today urged members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to support legislation that would simplify and streamline the sales tax system to allow states the authority to

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Back to Back Hill Hearings Signal Congress Ready to Move on E-Fairness

2012-07-31T16:35:19Z

Tomorrow, the Senate Commerce Committee will hear testimony on the Marketplace Fairness Act, sponsored by Sens. Mike Enzi (R-WY), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN). The Senate hearing on legislation to close the online sales tax loophole ...

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House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On Online Sales Tax Legislation

2012-07-24T19:35:25Z

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3179, the Marketplace Equity Act, a bill that levels the playing field between brick-and-mortar and Internet-only retailers. The ...

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Haslam to weigh-in on federal push for Internet sales tax collection

2012-07-24T10:24:13Z

Two bills currently before the U.S. House and Senate could potentially have a big impact on online purchases. The Marketplace Equity Act (H.R. 3179) and the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 1832) are designed to help states collect taxes for online purchases .

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NJ Senate Approves Bill To Help Rural School Districts

2012-06-29T12:34:05Z

The bill, S-1832, eliminates the “geographic aid adjustment” that deprives certain districts of aid dollars based on an assumption that operating costs are lower in rural areas of the state. “Our school district costs are roughly equal to ...

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Oroho Legislation Eliminating Bias Against Rural Districts in School Funding Clears Senate

2012-06-28T18:04:33Z

The bill, S-1832, eliminates the “geographic aid adjustment” that deprives certain districts of aid dollars based on a faulty assumption that operating costs are lower in rural areas of the state. Morning News Digest: June 29, 2012By Missy ...

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Business Voice: Sales tax parity a must for fairness

2012-06-27T19:24:29Z

Shopping as we know it is in the midst of rapid change. As the helpful sales clerk explains various products to help guide you, you can simultaneously scour every website in the world for the best deal. You’ve noticed that, when you purchase items from .

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Liberal Campaign Against ALEC Ignores Similarities With NCSL

2012-06-25T00:28:41Z

RALEIGH — In recent months, liberal advocacy groups have conducted a concerted attack against the American Legislative Exchange Council, the Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan public-policy group created in 1973 that promotes federalism, free markets ...

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Panel recommends license renewal for three bars

2012-06-01T23:22:54Z

The Licenses Committee unanimously approved license renewals for Hooligan's, 2017 E. North Ave.; Vitucci's, 1832 E. North Ave., and R.C.'s, 1530 E. North Ave. That occurred after leaders of two neighborhood groups, Greenwich Village Association ...

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Hooligan's, other tavern licenses renewed, but warned on pub crawl

2012-06-01T14:33:12Z

NJ Gov. Chris Christie calls on Congress for e-fairness solution

2012-06-01T02:51:41Z

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie urged Congress to support Sen. Lamar Alexander’s Marketplace Fairness Act to give states the option to decide how to deal with the current sales tax collection loophole. Christie’s statement is another ...

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150 YEARS AGO: Prominent Boone Countians sign call for end to ambushes

2012-05-23T14:51:02Z

The worst slander, Bingham wrote, was to question his loyalty. On Jan. 8, 1861, in a speech in Jefferson City, Bingham had invoked President Andrew Jackson's 1832 confrontation with South Carolina over the tariff. Bingham, Missouri's most ...

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150 YEARS AGO: Prominent Boone Countians sign call for end to ambushes

2012-05-23T14:51:02Z

Old Berwick Historical Society celebrating 50th with concert

2012-05-20T02:44:26Z

The Counting House is the Old Berwick Historical Society's 1832 textile mill building by Quamphegan Falls on the Salmon Falls River. The society's annual membership meeting begins with refreshments and exhibit viewing at 7:00 pm, and will be ...

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Connor Garvey to perform for Old Berwick 50th Anniversary Concert

2012-05-17T02:55:09Z

Huge Win for Minnesota Small Business as the Affiliate Nexus Tax Law Fails to Pass

2012-05-13T14:12:47Z

The 2012 adjournment of the Minnesota Legislative session earlier today, signals to 4,500 of Minnesota’s small businesses they will not be victims of nexus tax legislation, which according to the Performance Marketing Association would have devastated a

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Huge Win for Minnesota Small Business as the Affiliate Nexus Tax Law Fails to Pass

2012-05-13T13:15:31Z

AISD Place 7: Challenger Davidson bests incumbent Wolfe

2012-05-13T01:12:32Z

Davidson, vice president of enrollment and marketing at HSU, bested Wolfe in the polls for Place 7 with 2,150 votes to the incumbent's 1,832. He led in early voting with 1,171 votes to Wolfe's 966, according to unofficial cumulative totals ...

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Huge Win for Minnesota Small Business as the Affiliate Nexus Tax Law Fails to Pass

2012-05-10T16:18:02Z

The Performance Marketing Association is elated 4,500 of Minnesota’s small businesses will not be victims of nexus tax legislation The 2012 adjournment of the Minnesota Legislative session earlier today, signals to 4,500 of Minnesota’s small businesses

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Big Brother, the Internet, and Your Right of Privacy

2012-05-01T04:40:02Z

"While this court has not attempted to define with exactness the liberty thus guaranteed, the term has received much consideration and some of the included things have been definitely stated. Without doubt, it denotes not merely freedom from bodily ...

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Big Brother, the Internet, and Your Right of Privacy

2012-04-30T16:51:22Z

Most Americans assume that they have a right of privacy guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and, while several of the Bill of Rights imply this right, it is not specifically expressed. However, it is understood. In a Supreme Court case, Meyer v Nebraska ..

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CARDIN SAYS MARKETPLACE FAIRNESS ACT WILL HELP MARYLAND AVOID TAX HIKES, PROTECT LOCAL BUSINESSES

2012-04-25T15:31:23Z

At a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, highlighted the importance of legislation that would level the playing field for local businesses and give Maryland and other ...

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NRF Urges Senate Committee to Support Sales Tax Fairness Bill

2012-04-25T11:35:10Z

“As retailing evolves and Internet sales become a more prominent portion of total retail sales, it is critical that Congress address the sales tax collection discrimination that exists between brick-and-mortar and remote retailers,” NRF Senior Vice ...

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M.M. Minute: Fed edition - New SIGTARP report: No profit? - Romney sweeps - Scoop: SEC probes Hollywood dealings with China

2012-04-25T06:48:50Z

M.M. MINUTE: FED EDITION - Lots of attention on today’s FOMC statement and Fed Chair Ben Bernanke’s press conference. But Michael Obuchowski, chief investment officer at First Empire Asset Management, says it will likely be a big nothing burger ...

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Washington state retailers back bill requiring online stores to pay tax

2012-04-17T18:11:12Z

Washington’s brick-and-mortar retailers are marking Tax Day today by pointing out that they support national legislation to ensure that online retailers don’t evade sales taxes on online transactions. Amazon.com made news this year when it ...

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Retailers back bill requiring online stores to pay tax

2012-04-17T09:14:20Z

Retailers back bill requiring online stores to pay tax

2012-04-17T02:47:47Z

Washington state retailers back bill requiring online stores to pay tax

2012-04-16T19:59:46Z

Tax day: Online sales taxes could earn state millions

2012-04-16T18:19:33Z

Washington’s bricks-and-mortar retailers are marking Tax Day on Tuesday by pointing out they support national legislation to ensure that online retailers don’t evade sales taxes on online transactions. Amazon.com made news earlier this year ...

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S. 1832

2012-04-12T08:30:09Z

If you’ve ever bought anything on the Internet, over the phone, or from a catalog, you might have noticed that when you buy from some stores, you don’t pay any state sales tax, but if you buy from other stores, you do. That’s because a ...

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Morning Bell: The Internet Taxes that Could Be Coming

2012-04-11T19:58:32Z

A View From The Overlook: Montana Wowsers!

2012-04-11T03:45:01Z

(I take back all the things I said about lawyers having no soul!) What Gary Swanson is referring to is the painter George Catlin’s 1832 proposal for a vast national park that would take in much of the Great Plains. According to Catlin: “They (The Great

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Grange cops pentathlon at Carifta Games

2012-04-10T07:20:57Z

She finished the first day's three events with 2,022 points, ahead of Leonce's 1,980 and Glasgow's 1,832 points after competition in the hurdles, shot put and high jump events. In the long jump on Sunday morning, Grange added 584 points in the ...

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Grange cops pentathlon at Carifta Games

2012-04-10T06:30:50Z

Internet Taxation: State’s Taxes on Internet and Mail Order Sales

2012-04-06T10:17:29Z

Abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1992 decision in Quill Corporation v. North Dakota protects out-of-state businesses in the Internet era from overreaching by revenue-hungry states. The Court’s decision prevents a state from forcing an out-of

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Internet retailers' tax advantage unfair to stores

2012-04-04T09:29:45Z

Most of us have done it. We find an item in a store at one price but end up ordering it online. Sometimes price of the item is the deciding factor, but often it may be something like free delivery or the lack of sales tax that makes the sale. Unless an ...

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OUR VIEW: Obama v. justices

2012-04-04T00:32:53Z

One has to go back to Andrew Jackson’s supposed response to the Court’s 1832 ruling that Georgia had no right to Cherokee land (“(Chief Justice) John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it”) or Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ...

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OUR VIEW: Obama v. justices

2012-04-03T16:47:35Z

Supervisors carry message to D.C.

2012-03-19T00:59:01Z

Members of the Adams County delegation David Carter, Angela Gibson-Hutchins, Calvin Butler, Thomas O’Beirne, Scott Slover and I helped carry the county government message to Capitol Hill this past week during the National Association of ...

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Hearing opens on Internet sales tax bill...

2012-02-29T01:00:00Z

...to as the “Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement,” and 2) For inclusion under the recently introduced U.S. Senate bill (S.1832) known as the “Marketplace Fairness Act.” Participation under either or both of the above require some changes to Id

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States edge closer to collecting sales tax from online retailers

2012-02-20T09:57:43Z

HIGH POINT — Brick and mortar furniture stores have long decried a perceived competitive advantage of online retailers because many sites don't collect state and local sales taxes. That could change before the year ends. S. 1832, also known as the ...

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States edge closer to collecting sales tax from online retailers

2012-02-20T01:00:00Z

...in recent months and have agreed with states including Indiana and California to start collecting the taxes at a future date. S. 1832 would begin requiring collection 90 days after legislation is passed. The bill exempts small sellers - businesses with

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Online sales tax closer

2012-02-19T18:55:47Z

HIGH POINT - Brick and mortar furniture stores have long decried a perceived competitive advantage of online retailers because many sites don't collect state and local sales taxes. That could change before the year ends. S. 1832, also known as the

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United States: SALT Legislative Outlook, Trends And Predictions For 2012

2012-02-16T11:14:03Z

In examining what to expect in the coming year, we again consider the threshold question that we have posed for the last several years but remains relevant – is it possible for the states and localities to somehow manage to avoid fiscal catastrophe ...

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N.J. retailers balk at Amazon's proposal to open two warehouses in exchange for sales tax holiday

2012-02-12T10:43:00Z

Last year’s Marketplace Fairness Act, S-1832, was the latest version of a federal bill that would have closed loopholes internet retailers use to beat brick and mortar competitors’s prices. Despite bipartisan support, the bill never made it ...

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E-Fairness Tops RILA's 2012 Legislative Agenda

2012-02-08T14:36:49Z

The Retail Industry Leaders Association's (RILA) top legislative priority for 2012 is to level the playing field between online retailers and Main Street retailers as it relates to sales tax collection. RILA distributed copies of the 2012 Retail Industry .

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E-Fairness Tops RILA's 2012 Legislative Agenda

2012-02-08T13:53:52Z

E-Fairness Tops RILA’s 2012 Legislative Agenda

2012-02-06T09:52:51Z

Arlington, VA – The Retail Industry Leaders Association’s (RILA) top legislative priority for 2012 is to level the playing field between online retailers and Main Street retailers as it relates to sales tax collection. RILA distributed copies of the ..

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Online Sales Tax Debate: Impact To Small Businesses

2012-02-02T11:16:20Z

As the U.S. struggles to regain some economic footing, more state and federal politicians looking for ways to balance budgets are turning to the idea of imposing a sales tax on sales made by online-only retailers. Many argue it is a question of fairness ..

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The Nightmare of Sales Tax for Everyone

2012-02-01T11:39:00Z

NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- An Internet sales tax has long been a hot-button issue in Congress and industry. But as more businesses embrace e-commerce to sell their goods, states struggle to bring in revenue in a struggling economy and political candidates ..

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Cranko’s ‘Onegin’ opens SF Ballet season

2012-01-19T20:01:11Z

Both opera and ballet are based on Alexander Pushkin’s 1832 novel in verse (389 stanzas of iambic tetrameter) about thwarted love and challenged honor. Pushkin experienced both, especially the early-19th-century way of defending honor: He fought 29 duels

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Cranko’s ‘Onegin’ opens SF Ballet season

2012-01-19T20:01:11Z

Cranko’s ‘Onegin’ opens SF Ballet season

2012-01-18T18:57:56Z

Collecting Internet sales taxes could help make up $2B shortfall

2012-01-13T01:00:00Z

...and House of Representatives offer a federal solution, which is needed to address this problem. The Marketplace Fairness Act (S.1832) and the Marketplace Equity Act (H.R. 3179) would empower states to enforce their existing sales-tax laws by requiring o

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Collecting Internet sales taxes could help make up $2B shortfall

2012-01-12T19:19:22Z

Gov. Rick Scott has taken a step in the right direction by voicing his support for closing the Internet sales-tax loophole. As it stands, online-only retailers outside of the Sunshine State are not required to collect and remit Florida sales ...

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Simon Property Group Pleased with the Agreement that State of Indiana has Reached with Amazon.com

2012-01-10T16:37:06Z

INDIANAPOLIS , Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG - News), the country's largest owner, developer and manager of high quality retail real estate, is pleased with the State of Indiana 's announcement today that it ...

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Reaction Mixed on Amazon Deal

2012-01-10T07:25:55Z

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 9, 2012 -- Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG), the country's largest owner, developer and manager of high quality retail real estate, is pleased with the State of Indiana's announcement today that it reached an agreement ...

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Simon Property Group Pleased with the Agreement that State of Indiana has Reached with Amazon.com

2012-01-09T15:05:14Z

Simon Property Group Pleased with the Agreement that State of Indiana...

2012-01-09T14:50:55Z

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG), the country's largest owner, developer and manager of high quality retail real estate, is pleased with the State of Indiana's announcement today that it reached .

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Simon Applauds Amazon Deal

2012-01-09T14:43:45Z

Simon Property Group, Inc : Simon Property Group Pleased with the Agreement that State of Indiana has Reached with Amazon.com

2012-01-09T14:36:36Z

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG), the country's largest owner, developer and manager of high quality retail real estate, is pleased with the State of Indiana's announcement today that it reached an agreement

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United States: SALT Top Stories of 2011

2012-01-09T06:01:12Z

A prolonged economic slump, political challenges at the state and federal level and long_ term structural budget issues continued to impact states in 2011. Viewing this big picture in a vacuum, it would be easy to harken back to the last couple of years ..

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United States: The Alabama Streamlined Sales Tax Commission Issues Its Report; What’s Next?

2012-01-05T11:56:42Z

As we reported last month, the ten-member Alabama Streamlined Sales Tax Commission issued its preliminary report and recommendations, and those recommendations have generally been well received by the business community. The report is subject to public ...

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The Year's Biggest Tax Story: Internet Sales Taxes

2012-01-04T04:48:23Z

It's the end of 2011 and like many of you I'm reflecting on this past year - on how life has changed, how the kids have grown, and what the coming year has in store. But as a state tax consultant, I'm also reflecting on some incredible 2011 state tax ...

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History (not Gingrich) says presidents obey courts

2011-12-25T22:03:53Z

Jackson was referring to the Supreme Court’s 1832 ruling striking down a law that allowed the forced removal of Cherokee Indians from their lands in Georgia. As president, Jackson then negotiated a removal treaty with a small faction of the ...

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Additional Research Finds Online Sales Tax Disparity Limits Ohio Holiday Sales Growth By $137 Million This Season

2011-12-15T19:38:16Z

COLUMBUS, Ohio , Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio retailers will lose $137 million to online sales this holiday season because of sales tax inconsistencies, according to additional research conducted by the University of Cincinnati 's ...

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Additional Research Finds Online Sales Tax Disparity Limits Ohio Holiday Sales Growth By $137 Million This Season

2011-12-14T09:23:50Z

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio retailers will lose $137 million to online sales this holiday season because of sales tax inconsistencies, according to additional research conducted by the University of Cincinnati's Economics Center for

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Few Benefits from Boom for Poorest Mining Districts

2011-12-06T15:31:14Z

A study by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), published in late February, which researched the living conditions in Peru’s 1,832 districts since 2007, found that the worst-off was Ongón. Ongón is in the northwestern Pacific ..

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Business owners hope to see tax loophole closed

2011-12-04T07:26:51Z

The Marketplace Fairness Act (S-1832), introduced last month, is the latest iteration of many Senate bills that have called for Internet retailers to level the playing field. This time the bill seems likely to pass. It’s been a unifying ...

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Send message by vote

2011-11-28T06:08:04Z

I understand that Sen. Roy Blunt is sponsoring a bill that will allow states to collect taxes for everything we purchase on the Internet. Isn't that nice of him? Let's not allow the tax cuts for the rich to expire but let's fix it so that states ...

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Send message by vote

2011-11-28T05:46:35Z

ICSC Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan S. 1832, the Marketplace Fairness Act

2011-11-08T18:56:15Z

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) supports Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) in introducing the Marketplace Fairness Act which, if enacted, will ..

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