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Rep. Chaffetz urges state action on remote-sales tax, public-lands bill and prison reform during Utah Senate visit
Summary
U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz addressed the Utah Senate, urging education and coalition-building for remote-transaction parity, warning about a DOJ Office of Legal Counsel change on the Wire Act and outlining plans for public-lands legislation and bipartisan prison-reform work.
U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz visited the Utah Senate floor and urged state lawmakers to back efforts to secure remote-transaction parity and to press Congress on public-lands legislation.
Chaffetz told senators that the remote-sales debate is “a state's rights bill” and said the change would allow states to make determinations on collecting taxes for remote transactions. “It's not taxing the internet,” he said, arguing the measure would create an even playing field for in-state businesses and make taxes destination-based.
He warned that a 2011 Office of Legal Counsel memo at…
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