Surveillance and Privacy Issues
Jonathan Turley talked about his recent Washington Post piece looking at the issues of surveillance and privacy and U.S. citizens' loss of privacy protections. He responded to telephone call…
106,054 viewsJonathan Turley talked about his recent Washington Post piece looking at the issues of surveillance and privacy and U.S. citizens' loss of privacy protections. He responded to telephone call…
106,054 viewsArmstrong Williams talked about the 2012 presidential campaign, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.Topics included his thoughts on the current field of Republi…
448 viewsDeborah Hersman talked about the role of the National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB), and she responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. The NTSB is an independent feder…
988 viewsTelephone lines were open for viewer comments on Speaker John Boenher’s announcement that the House will reject the Senate’s Social Security payroll tax cut plan. Daniel Newhauser spoke by p…
295 viewsAlyson Klein talked about the Education Department’s funding of schools classified as Title I, i.e., schools and school districts with a high percentage of students from low-income families.…
595 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on the question, “What should the U.S.-Iraq relationship be in the post-war era?”
198 viewsEric Wasson spoke by phone about the congressional agenda for the week.
333 viewsJoshua Gotbaum talked about what would happen if the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) becomes responsible for protection pension plans for American Airlines (AA) due to its filing…
540 viewsCharmaine Yoest talked about a recent meeting between 2012 Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and conservative leaders on abortion issues, and she responded to telephone calls a…
1,693 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on the question, “What should the U.S.-Iraq relationship be in the post-war era?”
111 viewsWalton Francis talked about the cost of operating the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP), the health care program for all federal workers. According to the Office of Personnel M…
285 viewsBarry Anderson talked about state budgets are recovering but have not returned to pre-recession levels of 2008 according to the biannual report, The Fiscal Survey of States released by the N…
346 viewsTelephone lines were open for viewer comments on the question, “Are you enthusiastic about President Obama’s re-election efforts?”
284 viewsMaya MacGuiness talked about congressional efforts to reach agreement on ways to reduce the federal budget deficit..She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Rad…
685 viewsRepresentative Tim Griffin (R-AR) talked about his proposed legislation that would eliminate the pension benefit offered to members of Congress, and he responded to telephone calls and elect…
303 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on the question, “Which 2012 Republican presidential candidate can pose the strongest challenge to President Obama?”
218 viewsCarol Rosenberg talked about the costs of operating the Guantanamo Bay detention center facility in Cuba. According to the Pentagon, the cost is approximately $800,000 annually for each of t…
295 viewsSusan Dentzer talked about the Supreme Court’s decision to review the 2010 health care law, including the individual mandate, and the expansion of Medicaid. She responded to telephone calls …
411 viewsHeather Hogsett talked about two elements related to states included in the Defense Authorization bill being considered by Congress, and she responded to telephone calls and electronic commu…
461 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on the question, “What do you think about the Social Security payroll tax holiday?” A temporary tax cut in 2010 reduced taxpayers Social Security tax f…
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