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Wall Street Journal: Congress Is Moving Against LOUD Ads |
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Wednesday, 01 December 2010 11:57 |
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The Wall Street Journal reports on Rep. Eshoo's bill lowering the volume of loud television commercials, the CALM Act:
Couch potatoes of America, listen up. Congress may be just days away from turning down the volume on ear-splitting TV.
The Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation, or CALM, Act follows rules set last year by a United Nations body in Switzerland on how to measure and clip broadcast volumes. The U.S. bill, inspired by decades of consumer complaints, should finally ban TV ads that blare louder than the programs they interrupt.
California Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo, who sponsored the bill, says it is the most popular she has pushed in her 18 years in Congress.
There may be bigger legislative issues. But Ms. Eshoo says constituents are stopping her on the street to thank her for the bill.
"I never promised it would resolve the huge challenges facing our country," she says.
Read the full article at wsj.com. |
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Daily News: Congresswoman calls on PG&E to make sure East Palo Alto is not overlooked |
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Thursday, 23 September 2010 12:18 |
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Bonnie Eslinger, of the Palo Alto Daily News, writes about Rep. Eshoo's response to notification that East Palo Alto has a high-risk natural gas pipeline:
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PG&E failed to soothe already angry East Palo Alto officials Wednesday by sending a field representative to their requested meeting who they said did not come prepared to answer questions about a high-risk natural gas pipeline segment in the city.
Wednesday another call went out to PG&E -- this time from U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo's office -- requesting a meeting with East Palo Alto officials.
Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, said when she read that PG&E did not initially inform East Palo Alto officials about the risky segment, she had her chief of staff call the utility's CEO, Peter Darbee.
"To be overlooked ... it just isn't right," Eshoo said. "Beyond that, it's really critical for the city to have the information they deserve to have."
Eshoo said someone from her office will attend today's meeting between PG&E and East Palo Alto representatives.
Read the full article at mercurynews.com.
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Town Crier: Eshoo stops in Mountain View to vow support for Social Security |
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Wednesday, 15 September 2010 12:54 |
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The Los Altos Town Crier reported on Rep. Eshoo's town halls on the 75th anniversary of Social Security:
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As talk swirls in Washington, D.C., of privatizing Social Security, Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-14th District) affirmed her unequivocal support for the 75-year-old federal government program.
Today, Eshoo said, 60 percent of American seniors rely on Social Security benefits for the majority of their income.
“It’s a program that has not only worked well, but says volumes about (who we are),” Eshoo said, adding that the value of the program can be summed up in one word – “security.”
Read the full article at losaltosonline.com. |
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Washington Post: Resolution opens door to dialogue about Supreme Court, security |
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Sunday, 22 August 2010 18:49 |
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Philip Kennicott, the Washington Post's Culture Critic, writes about Rep. Eshoo's resolution calling on the Supreme Court to reopen its main entrance:
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The closing of the front doors of the Supreme Court building came as so many incremental attacks on public space do: A news release announced a closure date, chiseled in stone, the decision final. It was done with the bland and peremptory confidence of pure authority, power unlimited by any democratic right to redress.
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But now Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) has joined the ranks of dissenters, but perhaps her dissent will carry more weight. Late last month, she introduced a resolution calling on the Supreme Court to change its mind and reopen the iconic doors. She has more than 30 co-sponsors. She is seeking more allies and says she will reintroduce the resolution in the next Congress if need be.
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She says, "I think we can address risk without giving up our ideals, our national ideals in terms of justice, openness and access."
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Individuals may find courage within themselves, but when it comes to institutions, courage can be injected only from without. A congressional resolution about a security decision at another branch of government is, at the very least, an outside challenge to do better, to live up to professed ideals. But perhaps it can gin up courage, the way soldiers on a battlefield find a collective courage that is stronger than any singular fortitude. It is a reminder that, as said the president under whose watch the Supreme Court doors were first opened, the most frightening of our enemies is fear.
Read the full article at the Washington Post. |
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Mercury News: Bill that commits $10 million to replace Hangar One's shell passes key subcommittee |
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Diana Samuels reports on Rep. Eshoo's recent victory on the road to secure funding for preserving Moffett Field's historic Hangar One in the July 28, 2010 San Jose Mercury News:
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Efforts to preserve Moffett Field's historic Hangar One received a significant boost Tuesday when a key congressional subcommittee endorsed a bill that would allocate $10 million for the task.
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, said she is "elated" that the House of Representatives' Defense Appropriations Subcommittee passed legislation that includes funding for the full amount she requested to help replace the hangar's toxic siding after it is removed.
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"It's a very positive sign that it was funded at the subcommittee level and I believe the full committee will follow suit," Eshoo said.
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Deborah Feng, director of Center Operations at NASA Ames Research Center, wrote in an e-mail that "we appreciate Congresswoman Eshoo's continued support of NASA Ames Research Center and her attention on matters of mutual interest."
Read the full article at mercurynews.com. |
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