[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18246]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                            INTERNET TAXING

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, the Senator from Oregon and I, along with 
the Senator from North Dakota, Mr. Dorgan, and the Senator from 
Massachusetts, Mr. Kerry, and others have been working for years on the 
issue of Internet tax. We still have not reached an agreement. The 
moratorium expires very soon.
  We will be introducing legislation today for another 2-year extension 
of the Internet tax moratorium. I hope we can get agreement on that, 
and in calmer and quieter times, we will be able to address and debate 
the issue of international taxation, which is a very difficult, very 
complicated, and an increasingly important issue to Governors, 
legislators, mayors, and city council members.
  At this point in our American history, we need an extension of a 
couple years so in calmer and quieter times we can come to some 
agreement on this very important issue. That does not mean the Senator 
from Oregon and I are opposed to Internet taxes per se, but we have a 
long way to go before we are in agreement, so we will be introducing 
legislation today. I hope we can get unanimous agreement on it and move 
forward.
  I yield to the Senator from Oregon.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.

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