eBay’s Marie Huber, Jay Hanson and Mike Dabbs with Representatives Neal and Crowley

This week eBay welcomed Congressman Richie Neal (D-MA 1) and Congressman Joe Crowley (D-NY 14) to our San Jose Campus. Both of the Representatives serve on the House Ways & Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over all tax and trade issues. Congressman Neal is the highest ranking Democrat on the committee and Congressman Crowley also serves as the Chair of the Democratic Caucus, a high ranking leadership position.

When Americans think of tech hubs, they often think of Silicon Valley or Austin, Texas. Increasingly, tech companies are locating in the “Silicon Slopes” of Utah, where eBay boasts a sizeable footprint, including our LEED-certified customer support center and a world-renowned data center. Utah Governor Gary Herbert wants to see more eBay-like development across the state, so he convened some of Utah’s most respected businesses – including eBay – at the Governor’s 11^th Annual Economic Summit.

This article originally appeared on BIPAC's blog. Written by BIPAC Political Analyst Jim Ellis.

Recently the German Retail Association (HDE) and eBay held an event in Berlin bringing together stakeholders from the retail industry, associations, politics, academics and media to talk about the success of eBay's SMB initiatives in the cities of Mönchengladbach Diepholz, enabling small retailers to grow their businesses online. Among the panelists were members of German Parliament Dieter Janecek and Hansjörg Durz, retail scientist Prof. Dr. Gerrit Heinemann, Stefan Genth of the HDE and Stefan Wenzel of eBay.

One in two Australians connect with sellers via eBay’s marketplace. As such, as part of eBay’s opposition to the Treasury Laws Amendment (GST Low Value Goods) Bill 2017 and its unintended consequences, eBay commissioned JWS Research to conduct a public opinion poll of 1000 Australians’ views regarding the Bill from 30 March-5 April 2017. The Bill would apply the 10% Australian Goods and Services Tax (GST) to all overseas online shopping imported into Australia.

From left to right are Francisco Herrero León, Maria Naranjo Crespo, and José Angel Lopez.

This article originally appeared on BIPAC's blog. Written by BIPAC Political Analyst Jim Ellis.