July 23, 2006

Alexander Fights Permanent Extension of Internet Tax Freedom Act

I voted for him and would vote for him again, so I regret to have to report that U.S. Sen. Lamar! Alexander is once again on the wrong side of the Internet access taxation issue. Sen. Alexander is opposing legislation to make the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which bans taxation of Internet access, permanent. A month ago, in the Senate Commerce Committee, Sen. George Allen, R-Virginia, proposed an amendment to the federal telcom reform bill pending in Congress that would extend the federal Internet access tax moratorium permanently. Sen. Alexander has signed a letter to Commerce Committee Chairman Sen. Stevens objecting to the amendment and threatening to hold up the telecom reform bill if the Internet tax moratorium was included. The IFTA is scheduled to expire on Nov 1 2007.