Merchants Payments Coalition: Merchants and consumers thank Sen. Kohl for pro-Main Street swipe fee vote

Merchants Payments Coalition spokesperson Rachel Wolf issued the following statement in response to Senator Kohl’s vote to preserve the critical swipe fee reforms that passed last year:

“Senator Kohl stood with Main Street consumers and merchants yesterday and voted to allow reforms providing much-need relief from out-of-control debit fees to move forward. Senator Kohl’s support was crucial to this Main Street victory.”

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The Merchants Payments Coalition is a group of convenience stores, retailers, and small business owners whose membership associations represent approximately 2.7 million stores and 50 million employees. For more information, go to http://www.unfaircreditcardfees.com or visit us on Twitter.