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Back in 2005, 91快活林 worked with Reps. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., on the introduction and then enactment during the 109th Congress of a small bill (HR 5646) that focused on better understanding data center energy efficiency. 聽We followed that up in 2007 by helping to draft and then supporting the successful Eshoo/Rogers amendment that became Section 453 of the Energy Independence and [...]
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Vice President Joe Biden begins a European trip today with meetings and events set for Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.聽 The U.S. economic relationship with Europe is one of the issues at the top of the Vice President鈥檚 priority list, including likely discussions of an oft-discussed U.S.-European Union trade agreement.聽 Michael Froman, the Deputy National Security Adviser for International [...]
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The importance of cybersecurity and the need for sound cybersecurity policies were highlighted at the confirmation hearing for former Republican Senator from Nebraska, Chuck Hagel, to be the next U.S. Secretary of Defense.聽 Senator Hagel said that cybersecurity 鈥渞epresents as big a threat to security in this country as any one specific threat鈥� and encouraged lawmakers to pass cybersecurity legislation.聽 [...]
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With the greatest 鈥渃ollection of brainpower we鈥檝e had under this roof in a long time,鈥� President Obama at the White House today bestowed the nation鈥檚 highest honors for invention and discovery 鈥� the National Medals of Science and the National Medals of Technology and Innovation 鈥� on an incredibly talented group of men and women.聽 The President noted that the accomplishments of these women and men are [...]
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There are critical choices facing Congress as members work to find solutions to the urgent fiscal challenges facing the nation.聽 But, as they work toward answers, they should not sacrifice the foundation of America鈥檚 innovation economy 鈥� science, R&D, and education.聽 And when it comes to 鈥渞aising revenues鈥� 鈥� Washington-ese for higher taxes 鈥� Congress needs to adopt a competitive, market-based approach [...]
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It鈥檚 been interesting to follow the back and forth today on corporate tax reform between the Business Roundtable (BRT) and the White House.聽 It鈥檚 important to understand what was -- and wasn鈥檛 -- said. First, the BRT鈥檚 President, Governor John Engler, today put forward his organization鈥檚 2013 policy priorities -- a plan titled, 鈥淎ct for America鈥檚 Future.鈥澛� In response to a question about what he has [...]
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This blog originally was published by聽The Daily Caller. ----- 鈥淭his time it鈥檚 going to be different.鈥� Have you heard that before? The Chicago Cubs faithful know what I am talking about. As did 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� fans after Episode One, as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor鈥檚 ex-husbands. And then there are those in the tech industry who for years have advocated for Congress to pass immigration reform. On Monday, eight [...]
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Inside the World Economic Forum鈥檚 (WEF) Congress Center, sheltered from the snow and ice of Davos, this year鈥檚 theme of 鈥淩esilient Dynamism鈥� spurred some provocative conversations at Davos about cybersecurity.聽 We are witnessing a technology upheaval of our society and economy. Though cybersecurity is now a 鈥渕ainstream鈥� topic with the Davos crowd, cybersecurity policy is still in its nascent stage. [...]
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Right after the President鈥檚 speech in Las Vegas today, 91快活林鈥檚 Dean Garfield was on Bloomberg TV with the Cato Institute鈥檚 Alex Nowrasteh and Bloomberg鈥檚 Hans Nichols.聽 While a host tried to put Dean and Alex at odds with each other, it turns out that they agree on many of the bipartisan proposals put forward in the last couple of days. 聽 You can watch the interview on the Bloomberg TV website. Highlights [...]
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As we noted in yesterday鈥檚 blog post, the bipartisan Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act has been introduced in the Senate with five Republican and five Democratic sponsors.聽 We appreciate the leadership of Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Chris Coons, D-Del., Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Jean Shaheen, D-N.H., Dean Heller, R-Nev., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., John [...]
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