The Communicators
Communicators on Technology Legislation
2014-07-26T18:30:34-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzIzXC8yMDE0MDcyNjE4MzYzNDAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and John Shimkus (R-IL) talked separately by video link from the U.S. Capitol about telecommunications and technology legislation they sponsored and issues of concern on those topics. Among other topics, Representative Lofgren discussed her amendment to require a warrant before the National Security Agency (NSA) searches the communications of Americans. Representative Shimkus talked about issues including his Dotcom Act, which prohibits the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from turning oversight of the Internet domain name system to an international body until the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issues a report on the subject.
Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and John Shimkus (R-IL) talked separately by video link from the U.S. Capitol about telecommunications an…
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Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and John Shimkus (R-IL) talked separately by video link from the U.S. Capitol about telecommunications and technology legislation they sponsored and issues of concern on those topics. Among other topics, Representative Lofgren discussed her amendment to require a warrant before the National Security Agency (NSA) searches the communications of Americans. Representative Shimkus talked about issues including his Dotcom Act, which prohibits the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from turning oversight of the Internet domain name system to an international body until the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issues a report on the subject. close
Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and John Shimkus (R-IL) talked separately by video link from the U.S. Capitol about telecommunications an… read more
Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and John Shimkus (R-IL) talked separately by video link from the U.S. Capitol about telecommunications and technology legislation they sponsored and issues of concern on those topics. Among other topics, Representative Lofgren discussed her amendment to require a warrant before the National Security Agency (NSA) searches the communications of Americans. Representative Shimkus talked about issues including his Dotcom Act, which prohibits the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from turning oversight of the Internet domain name system to an international body until the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issues a report on the subject. close
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