On Friday, Senator Kelly Ayotte wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, requesting that he allow the Senate Finance Committee to consider and amend the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) before it is brought to the floor for a vote. In February, proponents of MFA successfully convinced Leader McConnell to allow a Senate vote on the measure “sometime this year”.
On Thursday evening, eBay Chief Executive Devin Wenig discussed issues that will define the future of a technology-enabled economy, policies that will impact innovation, and the relationship between the tech sector and government.
On April 27th, the eBay Public Policy Lab released the United States Small Online Business Growth Report as part of their ongoing research examining the trade patterns and growth of enterprises using the eBay Marketplace. This report provides an in-depth look at trade and growth figures for eBay-enabled small businesses and entrepreneurs (Commercial Sellers with annual sales of $10K or more) in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia.
eBay Seller Mac Griffiths, Salt Lake County Mayor McAdams and Director of Regional Economic Development for Salt Lake County Stuart Clason
Head of eBay Americas Government Relations David London speaks on illegal wildlife product trade panel
On March 3, 2016, World Wildlife Day, eBay announced a commitment in partnership with the US Wildlife Trafficking Alliance (USWTA) to continue the fight against the illegal wildlife product trade.
eBay’s Political Action Committee, The Committee for Responsible Internet Commerce, hosted an event for Representative Anna Eshoo (D/CA). eBay’s San Jose campus is located in Rep. Eshoo’s district and Rep. Eshoo has been a champion for Internet-enabled entrepreneurs for many years. During her tenure in Congress she has constantly fought for the Internet and technology sectors on many issues including Net Neutrality, cell phone unlocking, and Internet sales tax, among so many others.