mr. hobson, ms. harris and mr. logan and the others at sfmta and other public agencies that collaborated as well as emerging mobility companies and community stake holders, which i think made the final collaborative product all that it is today. there's a number of things that i would like to drill down into around the seven recommendations. first, and this is related to recommendation number 3, wherein on page 72 of the report, there is a recommendation that we develop and implement an emerging mobility business tax. and if i read this correctly, mr. hobson, what you seem to say here is that emerging mobility companies are not exactly paying their fair share commensurate with the business activities. to that end, this is a shameless plug for our thursday budget and finance committee meeting. and i want to thank the co-sponsors what really is a narrowly tailored emerging mobility tax that i think there are now five co-sponsors in addition to the sponsor and if we put that thing on the ballot, hopefully the voters w

hobson's choice. so protecting small business and respectfully with mr. crosby, i think there are ways to protect small business. our laws have definition of small business. federal law does. it's not too hard to figure out who they are and to grant them the protection they need. and i think it's critically important because all of the data indicates that small businesses on the internet have not only been an engine of growth, the internet has been a mechanism for women entrepreneurs, minority entrepreneurs, and veterans who otherwise have a hard time starting businesses to get a leg up through access to this national market. it will be terrible to take that away from them. thank you. mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. pincus. i ask unanimous consent to enter in the record the following items dealing substantial compliance burdens as described by actual sellers experiencing them, highlighting the ripple effects of removing the physical presence standard in areas outside the sales tax and calling for congressional action to address these issues. because of the