This week, Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013, which improves the ability of Internet-enabled small businesses to serve customers across the globe. Similar legislation was introduced by Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL-18), Congressman Joe Crowley (D-NY-14), and
One of this week’s DC Fly-In participants was Stephanie Inge, who has been selling jewelry on eBay for 14 years. She was recently featured in a Dallas Fox News segment, where she discussed her business and her upcoming trip to Capitol Hill. During her trip, Inge visited the offices of legislators from both Texas and Colorado to encourage them to vote against the Mainstreet Fairness Act.
Below is yesterday's article in the Washington Internet Daily covering today's United States of eBay DC Fly-In, including quotes from eBay Inc.'s own Brian Bieron:
Pictured: StubHub Director of Software Development Mehdi Ghazizadeh, Boston Mayer Thomas Menino, MA Secretary of Housing & Economic Development Greg Bialecki, PayPal Media Networks General Manager Walt Doyle, PayPal Media Networks Director of Product & Strategy David Chang