Congressional Web Video Uproar Continues
For those of you keeping tabs on the increasingly heated debate over changes to regulations on how members of Congress utilize Internet content, CongressDaily's AM Edition has an update. While much of the controversy this week has focused on the House, the Senate is also looking into the issue.
The Senate Rules Committee will soon consider its own Web video proposal but it appears that members on that side of Capitol Hill aren’t using the issue as a political football -- at least not yet. Senate Rules Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein and ranking member Robert Bennett have gotten input from the offices of Majority Leader Harry Reid, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other members. The Senate Ethics Committee also weighed in with concerns.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered her two cents, saying in a letter to Minority Leader John Boehner that “inaccurate rumors have been circulated” that suggest non-video online communications would be affected. Boehner also blogged about the controversy, citing CongressDaily's coverage. Read his latest take on the Web whoopdeedoo here.
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