Joe Cortese, a small business owner in Pittsfield, NH, submitted a letter to the editor of the Concord Monitor thanking Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) for her continued support of small tech-enabled businesses. Cortese’s businesses, like many other small businesses across the country, would be negatively affected if the Senate passed Marketplace Fairness Act were to be passed into law. Senator Kelly Ayotte has repeatedly called on her colleagues in Congress to protect small businesses, like Cortese’s, from being burdened by a new sales tax regime.

“I am very proud of the leadership demonstrated by Ayotte, and I hope that she continues to fight for businesses like mine,” wrote Cortese. “New Hampshire’s small businesses – whether they are on “Main Street” or online – have always served as an engine for economic growth, and we should not be subjected to public policies that would harm us.”

To learn more about how this legislation would affect Joe Cortese and to read his letter to the editor, visit the Concord Monitor. For information on eBay Inc.’s position on the Senate passed bill, please visit our Internet Sales Tax issues page.