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Last week, PayPal hosted a roundtable in Washington, D.C., for policymakers and industry representatives on the exciting developments in the mobile payments ecosystem.

The so-called Marketplace Fairness Act is expected to see some discussion in the House of Representatives very soon. After the Senate failed to follow regular legislative procedure before passing the bill last spring, House leadership publicly announced that Internet sales tax legislation would not be brought to the House floor before being fully vetted by the House Judiciary Committee.

This week Tod Cohen, Vice President of eBay Inc. Global Government Relations, was interviewed on eBay Radio about the work our team does to protect eBay Inc. and its community of users.

Last week, two Members of Congress -- both of whom serve on the House Financial Services Committee -- toured the eBay Inc. Commerce Innovation Center in New York City.

Yesterday, during a roundtable event with eBay executives, eBay small businesses and officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U. S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and eBay Inc. CEO John Donahoe announced a partnership for U.S. trade and investment expansion.

Later today, U. S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker will meet with eBay Inc. executives and merchants to discuss the importance of facilitating small business cross border trade.

Yesterday, PayPal was honored to host Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) at the Omaha, Nebraska campus. During her visit, Senator Fischer not only received a tour of the campus, but also visited with a number of the employees whom were pleased to share with the Senator the vision of PayPal and future of digital payments.

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler issued a statement in response to the decision handed down last month from the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that ruled the agency did not have the authority to enforce its net neutrality rules over broadband networks under section 706 of the Telecommunications Act. eBay Inc. strongly shares the sentiment of FCC Chairman Wheeler that the Internet is and must remain an engine of free expression, innovation, economic growth, and opportunity. We commend him on a thoughtful action plan and will continue to play an active role in representing the interests of our users in support of the Open Internet.

eBay Inc.'s Head of Government Relations for the Americas Richard Nash described how the company is helping to launch the next generation of digital entrepreneurs during a recent speech to the Minority Media Telecommunications Council.

Last week, a group of eBay entrepreneurs traveled to Salt Lake City to meet with their state legislators to discuss the importance of protecting Utah small businesses from onerous Internet sales tax mandates.