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Senate Democrats Seek to Help Small Businesses Cope With Wayfair

A group of Senate Democrats is preparing a letter to the Small Business Administration asking it to help small companies cope with the Supreme Court’s recent South Dakota v. Wayfair (see 1806210067), Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., told us Thursday. Shaheen…

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joined Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont.; Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.; and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) in introducing a resolution opposing the court decision and the Marketplace Fairness Act. Shaheen said the group planned to have sent the letter Thursday. It’s unclear how states are going to respond, she said, so Congress needs to let things play out initially. That way, lawmakers can decide if Congress should provide some parameters “for what the court decision might mean,” said Shaheen. “I’m concerned about anything that would require small businesses, particularly in states like New Hampshire that have no sales tax, to collect taxes for tens of thousands of localities across the country."