WASHINGTON, DC – Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate today urged President Barack Obama to refrain from issuing an executive order exerting regulatory influence over the Internet in the name of cybersecurity.
Chairman:
Greg Walden (OR-02)
Jurisdiction:
Interstate and foreign telecommunications including, but not limited to, all telecommunication and information transmission by broadcast, radio, wire, microwave, satellite, or other mode; technology generally; emergency communications; cybersecurity, privacy, and data security; the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; and all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security.
Members
Republicans
Greg Walden (OR), Chair
Lee Terry (NE), Vice Chair
Cliff Stearns (FL)
John Shimkus (IL)
Mary Bono Mack (CA)
Mike Rogers (MI)
Brian Bilbray (CA)
Charlie Bass (NH)
Marsha Blackburn (TN)
Phil Gingrey (GA)
Steve Scalise (LA)
Bob Latta (OH)
Brett Guthrie (KY)
Adam Kinzinger (IL)
Joe Barton (TX)
Fred Upton (MI)
Democrats
Anna G. Eshoo (CA), Ranking Member
Edward J. Markey (MA)
Michael F. Doyle (PA)
Doris O. Matsui (CA)
John Barrow (GA)
Donna Christensen (VI)
Edolphus Towns (NY)
Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ)
Bobby L. Rush (IL)
Diana DeGette (CO)
John D. Dingell (MI)
Henry A. Waxman (CA)
Leading House and Senate Republicans Urge President to Rethink Issuing Cybersecurity Executive Order
October 11, 2012 |
Press Release
October 11, 2012 |
Letter
Excepert: Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress and on both sides of the aisle agree that cybersecurity is of critical importance to America’s safety and prosperity in the 21st century.
October 10, 2012 |
Letter
The bipartisan leadership of the Energy and Commerce Committee and its Communications and Technology Subcommittee today released data submitted by the Federal Communications Commission regarding the Universal Service Fund high-cost and low-income support programs.
October 9, 2012 |
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology today expressed concern to the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) about a “stimulus” program that awarded $1 million to the U.K.
October 9, 2012 |
Letter
Excerpt: The $1 million spent on speed tests is perhaps emblematic. That stimulus funding, meant to help here at home, was sent abroad to U.K. company SamKnows and - according to the Recovery.Gov website - created no jobs. What was the rationale for sending Americans’ hard earned money overseas for a project that didn’t put any Americans to work, especially in the current fiscal climate?
September 28, 2012 |
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking on spectrum incentive auctions.