Congress and tech: Little to show
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006Grading the tech legislative process
Very few technology-related bills have made it through the legislative process in the past 12 years of Republican rule of the U.S. House of Representatives. John Palafoutas, senior vice president and chief lobbyist for the American Electronics Association, claims, “If they [the 109th Congress] were going to get a grade, it would be an ‘I’ for failure to complete all assignments.” What grade would you give the U.S. Congress?”
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