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On April 22nd and 23rd, 24 technology-enabled small businesses from 25 states converged on Washington, DC for the 10th Annual U.S. of eBay Advocacy Day.

Devastation in Nepal continues to intensify in the wake of the massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Saturday, April 25th.

Yesterday, Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) filed an important amendment to the Customs Reauthorization bill that would express the Sense of the Senate that the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) should use trade negotiations to encourage our trading partner nations to increase their de minimis thresholds.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D) and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R) have introduced bipartisan, bicameral Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation (S. 995).

eBay was recently recognized at the 2015 CIC Industry Leadership Summit for its outstanding efforts to eliminate the scourge of counterfeit and stolen coupons.

Last week Congressman Matt Salmon (AZ – 05), Chandler City Council members Jack Sellers and Rick Heumann, and other officials from the Chandler Chamber of Commerce visited the PayPal Chandler Operations Center.

Last week, eBay Seller Rodney Adams, owner of Outdoor Power Deals, hosted Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R/KS-02) at his business facility and discussed the serious impact that current Internet sales tax proposals would have on his small business.

This week the eBay Policy Lab team presented on the topic “Global Trade Flows in the Digital Age: The New Spice Routes” at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.

Founded fifteen years ago by fans, for fans, StubHub has filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster and the Golden State Warriors’ front office.

Today, U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Tom Carper (D-DE) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) announced the formation of the Payments Innovation Caucus in the U.S. Senate.