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May 7, 2013
Senate approves Internet sales tax; opposition looms in House

The U.S. Senate on late Monday approved the long-debated Internet sales tax proposal, known as the Marketplace Fairness Act, by a bipartisan vote of 69 to 27.

April 26, 2013
Online sales tax bill moves forward in Senate

The U.S. Senate voted to move forward with the Marketplace Fairness Act, legislation that would allow states to force retailers to collect online sales taxes, if the states choose to do so.

April 24, 2013
Senate confirms Wal-Mart’s Burwell as White House budget director

The U.S. Senate voted 96-0 to confirm former Wal-Mart Foundation president Sylvia Mathews Burwell as White House budget director.

June 9, 2011
NRF praises Senate vote in favor of swipe-fee reform

On Wednesday, the Senate rejected the Tester-Corker amendment to delay swipe-fee reform.

July 16, 2008
NACDS Praises Congress Override of Medicare Veto

The nation’s retail-pharmacy industry won a major victory this week when the U.S. Senate and...

February 28, 2007
Ethics and Economics

The amount of employee compensation and benefits has provided fodder for controversial debates on both...

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