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The FCC's abdicating its internet oversight authority in 2017 largely neutered the agency's ability
to protect online privacy and to require ISPs to address lengthy outages, Chairwoman Jessica
Rosenworcel said Tuesday as she announced the agency was moving to take that authority back.
Reclassification of broadband as a service under Title II would end having to often jury-rig legal
justifications for actions the agency is taking, she said, saying October's agenda will include a
As the Biden administration pushes to make insurers cover mental health care on par with physical care, there’s a similar push from lawmakers and advocates for electronic health records, Ben reports.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the Clean Energy Victory Bonds Act, bicameral legislation to give individuals the opportunity to buy Clean Energy Victory Bonds and help build America’s clean-energy future.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), and Reps. Deborah Ross (NC-02), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Terri Sewell (AL-07), and Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) led 139 House Democrats in a letter to House and Appropriations Committee leadership requesting that they advance responsible appropriations legislation free of poison pill provisions and adequately fund non-defense discretionary programs at the caps agreed to in the bipartisan debt ceiling package.
The 2024 presidential election shouldn’t, and likely won’t, deter FCC Democrats from moving forward on their policy agenda now that they're on the cusp of a 3-2 majority well over two years into President Joe Biden’s term, said lawmakers and former commission officials in interviews. Many expect a flurry of FCC activity once Democrat Anna Gomez, confirmed by the Senate earlier this month, formally signs on as a commissioner 2309070081).
The House Energy and Commerce tech subcommittee today will convene broadband experts
from the public and private sectors to discuss the effectiveness and future of key federal
broadband funding programs.
The hearing comes as one major funding program meant to close the digital divide is expected to
run dry in the coming months, and as a second faces legal challenges.
— Funding concerns loom: One of those funds is the Affordable Connectivity Program, which
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and the City of West Sacramento announced over $3.18 million in federal funding for the City’s Heritage Oaks Park Improvement Project.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), delivered the following remarks on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 1435. H.R. 1435 would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator to block California from implementing state-level vehicle emission standards under the Clean Air Act.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to speak in opposition to H.R. 1435.
House Communications Subcommittee members in both parties used a Wednesday hearing to hammer the current retransmission consent negotiations process, particularly the blackouts when those talks break down, but all sides made clear a legislative solution is likely to take longer than the current Congress to pass.