October 3, 2006 - Congress Fails To Secure Chemical Facilities Against Terrorism
One of the last bills passed by Congress before recessing for the November elections killed a bipartisan agreement to bring the nation’s chemical facilities under the umbrella of homeland security oversight.
Congress just adjourned for the August break on a particularly jarring note. The minimum wage has not been increased since 1997, and Democrats have made it a priority to increase it before Congress leaves again in September. But the Republican leadership, showing its true colors, decided to put together an all-or-nothing package that combined the minimum wage bill with a new attempt to vastly expand the tax exemptions for large estates. Thankfully, this outrageous gambit failed, but it was a reminder that this country desperately needs a change of direction.
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May 3, 2006- The Fight For Network Neutrality Continues
Last week, those on the side of saving the Internet as we know it - those who revere its open architecture, and respect its powerful ability to promote innovation - scored a moral victory of sorts by improving our vote in a key House Energy and Commerce Committee markup. For certain, we closed the gap considerably on the Network Neutrality amendment that I offered along with Representatives BoTucher (D-VA), Eshoo (D-CA), and Inslee (D-WA) from the time it was first offered in the Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee at the beginning of April...
April 13, 2006- Net Neutrality and the Coming Fight for Internet Freedom
If you think open nondiscriminatory access to the Internet is what makes the Web special, you had better get ready to fight for it, because Congress is toying with a new paradigm that could close the Web down to many of tomorrow's innovators...
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