| Block The Border Fee Tax |
May 16, 2013 |
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Brian Higgins, D-NY
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"Mr. Speaker, with the bipartisan support, bicameral support for this issue, I suggest that language blocking the border fees should be included in the upcoming immigration reform legislation. This is a senseless tax. It’s counterproductive, and we should take every action to prevent it."
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| Immigration Reform |
May 16, 2013 |
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Harry Reid, D-NV
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"The thorough and open process underway in the Judiciary Committee is exemplary of how the Senate should work. So far the committee has considered 62 amendments to the original proposal, some from Democrats and some from Republicans. In fact, the committee has adopted 12 Republican amendments, including measures to strengthen the border and improve our legal immigration system."
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| Immigration Reform |
May 16, 2013 |
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Jared Polis, D-CO
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"Americans of all stripes are joining the call for comprehensive immigration reform now, strengthening our border security, and facilitating legitimate trade and commerce across the border, employer enforcement, making sure that employers aren’t let off the hook for hiring people who don’t have the right to be here, making sure we have the workers we need to fuel our economy, all kinds of jobs that we need."
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| Internet Sales Tax |
May 15, 2013 |
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Thomas Massie, R-KY
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"This Marketplace Fairness Act could be called the “Offshore Online Retailers Act,” because, while as Congressmen and Senators we can force the States to collect these taxes, we can’t go into other countries and force them to collect taxes. So what will happen is a lot of our online retailers will move across the border where they enjoy the advantage of collecting those sales taxes, and there’s no way to reach them and impose that tax upon them."
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| The Irs |
May 15, 2013 |
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Scott Perry, R-PA
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"It started with Fast and Furious, and I can tell you that I don’t feel like I’ve gotten the answers. I don’t think the American people have gotten the answers that they have been looking for. I certainly don’t think that justice has been served for those folks and, in particular, the one agent on the border who lost his life over that."
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