Senators vow new push to outlaw an Internet tax

Sens Ron Wyden (D-OR) and John Thune (R-SD) expressed confidence that a ban on taxing Internet access will be approved in the new Congress.

"I am very hopeful that next year, a permanent -- a permanent -- version of the Internet Tax Freedom Act will be enacted," Sen Wyden said on the Senate floor. "Sen Thune and I are going to continue to work together on a bipartisan basis until that is done." Sen Wyden called a permanent extension "essential to our economic competitiveness," while Sen Thune said failing to extend it would "risk canceling out our other efforts to get more Americans online."