The Hill – Senators renew Internet sales tax push
Steve DelBianco — executive director of NetChoice, which represents online companies including eBay and has lobbied against the Marketplace Fairness Act — said he hopes that Wyden will be a helpful ally in blocking the measure.
Wyden “is seen as a very popular and charismatic leader, especially on tech issues,” he said.
Reid has given Wyden more leeway, at least publicly, than the previous Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Max Baucus (D-Mont.). But Democratic leaders also appear to be accepting a House plan to prop up the Highway Trust Fund, even though Wyden has a similar proposal.
DelBianco said he was confident that the House would stand strong even if the Senate succeeds in attaching the online sales tax bill.
“I think they would find a way to send it right back to the Senate,” DelBianco said.
Still, he added, “You always have to be concerned about sending something over to the Senate and having it come back as a disaster.”