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Press release: “The House Energy and Commerce Committee took steps Wednesday to protect consumers’ privacy by unanimously approving the Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act. The bill will not only stop data sellers from lying to obtain individual consumers’ personal phone records, but also fine telephone companies that don’t do enough to protect …
Press release: FTC Retains Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule Without Changes – “The Federal Trade Commission today announced its decision to retain, without changes, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule, which implements the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. In a Federal Register notice to be published soon, the Commission will present its findings …
CDT: “The House approved a PATRIOT Act renewal bill on Tuesday that lacks meaningful privacy and civil liberties reforms. The Senate passed the bill last week. The bill will now go to President Bush for his signature. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, who voted to renew the PATRIOT Act last week but vowed to …
Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Oversight Hearing on “The Report on Orphan Works by the Copyright Office.” Witness statements (in PDF): Jule Sigall, Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs, Copyright Office of the United States, The Library of Congress Allan Adler, Vice President for Legal and Government Affairs, Association of American …
Following up on several weeks of news on strong bipartisan opposition to the operation of America’s ports by UAE owned DP World, today the House Appropriations Committee voted 62-2 to prevent the deal.
Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, Special Report, March 2006
AP: Congress Renews Patriot Act; Bush to Sign
Press release – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today made the following statement: “Several weeks ago I began discussing with the White House the need to expand this Committee’s oversight of the Terrorist Surveillance Program and to begin engaging with Congress on possible legislative approaches. Before our last recess, I asked the members of the Intelligence …
White House Fact Sheet: President Submits Line Item Veto Legislation to Congress Press Briefing on the President’s Line-Item Veto Legislation by OMB Director Josh Bolten Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006 (10 pages, PDF)
National Journal: Defense Attorney, March 3, 2006. “To his backers, Gonzales is a quiet, hardworking attorney general notable for his open management style and his commitment to the administration of justice and to the war on terrorism. To his critics, Gonzales is a Bush yes-man who never really left the White House and who continues …
Follow-up to Patriot Act Reauthorization Passed by Senate, from the Christian Science Monitor today, How the Patriot Act came in from the cold – The addition of new civil liberties protections made the Patriot Act’s final lurch toward passage possible.
Preliminary Analysis of the President’s Budget Request for 2007, March 3, 2006 From the Democratic staff of the Senate Budget Committee: Review of Newspaper Editorials Opposing Bush Budget Mar. 2, 2006 Charts Used at Hearing on Bush FY 2007 Defense Budget Mar. 2, 2006 The Grand Old Spending Party: How Republicans Became Big …
