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Message: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: J. Craig Shearman, 202-626-8134, shearmanc@nrf.com MERCHANTS WELCOME NY LEGISLATION ADDRESSING HIDDEN CREDIT CARD FEES Washington, D.C. (May 9, 2006) -- The Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) today welcomed the introduction of legislation in the New York State Assembly that would mandate that sales tax cannot be subject to interchange fees levied by credit card companies like Visa and MasterCard. “Picking the pockets of American consumers by charging hidden interchange fees that drive up the cost of merchandise is itself fundamentally unfair, but this legislation properly exposes one of the most egregious credit card company practices – adding… Go to http://www.unfaircreditcardfees.com