The GOP has no ideas. Marsha Blackburn makes the same statements and have been making the same statements since President Obama has been elected. It is the same ole', same ole' because they have no ideas.
The nation reaffirmed their confidence in President Obama in 2012, yet she voted along with all the other House Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It's ridiculous. They have no ideas, they simply stand on the same nonsense since time began.
WASHINGTON — The online sales tax issue (click here) has not only divided Tennessee Republicans, but in at least one case, it also has put a lawmaker and her campaign contributors on opposite sides.
Sen. Lamar Alexander and Rep. Marsha Blackburn, both Republicans, offer the best example....
...For her 2014 re-election, Black has already received $6,000 from the PAC of Wal-Mart, which not only supports the bill but is one of the corporations most vocal in doing so.
Those that support the measure and gave to her 2012 race include Kroger ($2,000), Lowe’s ($3,500), The Home Depot ($7,500) and Wal-Mart ($6,000).
Black, who Friday remained undecided, could face other pressures as well. She was part of the tea party freshman class of 2011, and one of the most vocal lobbying groups associated with the tea party, Freedom Works, strongly opposes the Marketplace Fairness Act.
“An online sales tax would amount to nothing more than a bailout of brick-and-mortar stores. America has had enough bailouts,” the group says....
The nation reaffirmed their confidence in President Obama in 2012, yet she voted along with all the other House Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It's ridiculous. They have no ideas, they simply stand on the same nonsense since time began.
WASHINGTON — The online sales tax issue (click here) has not only divided Tennessee Republicans, but in at least one case, it also has put a lawmaker and her campaign contributors on opposite sides.
Sen. Lamar Alexander and Rep. Marsha Blackburn, both Republicans, offer the best example....
...For her 2014 re-election, Black has already received $6,000 from the PAC of Wal-Mart, which not only supports the bill but is one of the corporations most vocal in doing so.
Those that support the measure and gave to her 2012 race include Kroger ($2,000), Lowe’s ($3,500), The Home Depot ($7,500) and Wal-Mart ($6,000).
Black, who Friday remained undecided, could face other pressures as well. She was part of the tea party freshman class of 2011, and one of the most vocal lobbying groups associated with the tea party, Freedom Works, strongly opposes the Marketplace Fairness Act.
“An online sales tax would amount to nothing more than a bailout of brick-and-mortar stores. America has had enough bailouts,” the group says....
