This week, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) released a video advocating for Congress to reject any attempt to further taxing Internet access and sales. Senator Cruz has been a vocal opponent of the Marketplace Fairness Act, which passed the U.S. Senate in May of 2013. The legislation, if passed, would create a dizzying maze of new sales tax mandates for hundreds of thousands of tech-enabled small businesses across the country. In addition, it would give unprecedented authority to state tax enforcement agents and allow them to cross borders and enforce their laws on businesses located in other states. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has announced his intention to try and move the Marketplace Fairness Act in the final weeks of Congress. However, Senator Cruz, along with a number of his colleagues in the House and Senate, have expressed their concern and opposition.

eBay Inc. also opposes the Senate-passed Marketplace Fairness Act and has recently called on our users to join us and ask Congress to keep it out of the lame duck session. Please help the cause and voice your opinion.