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Retailers pushing the bipartisan effort on the Hill April 29, 2021 10:46 AM By Megan R. Wilson
A proposal to curtail counterfeit and stolen goods being sold on the web provoked a pitched battle on Capitol Hill, with manufacturers and brick-and-mortar retailers squaring off with marketplaces such as Amazon.com Inc., Etsy Inc., and eBay Inc..
The high-powered lobbying fight is over a measure (S. 936) that would require third-party marketplaces â internet platforms that connect sellers to buyers â to verify the identity and provide transparency about high-volume sellers. Theyâre defined as those who sell more than 200 new items in a year, earning them a total of $5,000 or more.
US Auto Industry Pushes Biden To Move Forward With EV Adoption Plan Several major automakers are on board with Biden s optimistic plan, including GM, Toyota, and Volkswagen.
Large automakers, as well as related companies, along with the United Auto Workers (UAW) made specific requests to the Biden Administration recently in a 6-page letter. The letter was dated Match 29, 2021, and asked for a push forward related to tax credits and incentives for the future of the EV industry.
As you may already know, Biden has been talking about his $3-trillion infrastructure plan, which aims to speed up EV adoption in the US by pulling a number of levers. If the plan plays out as proposed, it will include electric car tax credits, EV charging infrastructure build-out, and much more. According to
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New bid for ban on handling smart phones while driving
It would be illegal to use a hand-held smart phone while driving under a bill that’s being proposed again in the Iowa House.
Susan Cameron Daemon is a lobbyist with the Iowa Sheriffs and Deputies Association a group that’s been supporting a “hands-free” law for years.
“Iowa is one of the few states that does not have this law,” she said yesterday during a subcommittee hearing, “and we know that it works and saves lives.”
Michael Triplett, a lobbyist for the Alliance for Automobile Innovation, said the companies in the alliance developed the technology in dashboards that now makes hands-free driving while talking on a cell signal possible.
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