Chairman Rogers Statement on the Death of Margaret Thatcher “With the passing of Margaret Thatcher we say goodbye to one of history’s great defenders of liberty. Today the world is more prosperous and free for her having lived in it. May Lady Thatcher continue to serve as an example of the strength, determination, and clarity required to win the grand battles of our time. And may we all see the honor of continuing to fight for the civilization she helped save.” -30- **For regular updates, “Like...
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Chairman Rogers Statement on Proposed SoftBank/Sprint Deal SoftBank/Sprint Plans Will Not Integrate Huawei Equipment “I have met with SoftBank and Sprint regarding this merger and was assured they would not integrate Huawei in to the Sprint network and would take mitigation efforts to replace Huawei equipment in the Clearwire network. I expect them to make the same assurances before any approval of the deal in the CFIUS process. I am pleased with their mitigation plans, but will continue to loo...
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Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Ruppersberger Support Flexibility Under the Sequester House Intelligence Committee Chairman Michael Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today announced their support for an amendment filed yesterday by Senator Feinstein to the fiscal year 2013 appropriations bill that would give the Intelligence Community a needed measure of flexibility on how it would make budget reductions required under the sequester. This amendment will not reduce the amount...
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Chairman Rogers Reconfirms Opposition to US Trials of Al Qaeda Detainees “Al Qaeda leaders captured on the battlefield should not be brought to the United States to stand trial. We should treat enemy combatants like the enemy – the U.S. court system is not the appropriate venue. The President needs to send any captured Al Qaeda members to Guantanamo.” -30-
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Chairman Rogers Calls Drone Strikes in the U.S. Unconstitutional Rogers Says Suggestion of Drone Strikes in America “detracts attention from the real threats facing the country” “Any suggestion that the United States would use drone strikes against U.S. citizens in the United States is irresponsible. Suggesting that such a thing is being contemplated provokes needless fear and detracts attention from the real threats facing the country. “It would be unconstitutional for the U.S. military or int...
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RSA® Conference 2013 Announces Recipients of 16th Annual Awards for Excellence in Public Policy Annual Award Program Honors Practitioners in Public Policy RSA Conference 2013 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RSA Conference (www.rsaconference.com), the world’s leading information security conferences and expositions, today announced the final recipients of its 16th annual awards program. Award applicants were judged in the field of public policy. The recipients of this year’s RSA Conference Award...
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Rogers & Ruppersberger Reintroduce Cybersecurity Bill to Protect the American Economy TODAY, Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger re-introduced H.R. 624, the Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act, their bipartisan cyber threat information sharing legislation, to help American businesses better protect their computer networks and corporate trade secrets from advanced cyber attacks. The bill that was introduced today is identical to the “Cyber Intelligence Shar...
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